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    Plates Are Touching-Plate Boundaries
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Plates Are Touching-Plate Boundaries

Question 35

Question 35

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plates are touching-plate boundaries. When the stress reaches a critical threshold, rocks break, slide past each other, and earthquakes are generated.

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