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OpenStudy (anonymous):

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OpenStudy (praetorian.10):

techtonic plates arent like iceberges, they dont float

OpenStudy (praetorian.10):

in fact they are wayyyyyyyyyyyy down under the water

OpenStudy (anonymous):

that didn't answer the question though

OpenStudy (praetorian.10):

do you know your basic stratigraphy, core, mantle, etc jut think of the plates as under the surface

OpenStudy (praetorian.10):

@kensieallysa i am getting to the answer, be patient, you need to understand why the answer is what it is

OpenStudy (praetorian.10):

ever heard of continental drift? pangea? gondwana land?

OpenStudy (praetorian.10):

back in the dino days all the land mass was joined.

OpenStudy (praetorian.10):

but over time they have moved

OpenStudy (praetorian.10):

and they have also "tilted" so to speak

OpenStudy (praetorian.10):

one plate going over the top of another is how mountains are formed

OpenStudy (praetorian.10):

it pushed up the earths surface

OpenStudy (praetorian.10):

so your answer is 3 and now you know why

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Geologic plates move |dw:1403273407161:dw|

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