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What is a good analogy to explain plate tectonics?.
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What is a good analogy to explain plate tectonics?.

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Think of it as a mosaic almost. Fragments but imagine them moving very very painfully slowly :))
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Answer:

tiles

Step-by-step explanation:

you could just talk about how how two tiles slide across each other, causing friction, etc

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