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What do all scientists call the huge slabs that form the earths crust?

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They are called the tectonic plates... that's what causes earthquakes.
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Tectonic Plates

Step-by-step explanation:

Plate tectonics are large semirigid slabs of rock that make up the earth's crust. The Earth is divided into fourteen main tectonic plates, which move slowly and continuously over the mantle, and can approach or move away from each other.

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