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biggirl4568

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Question 1

The largest lithospheric plate is the ________.
◦ Caribbean Plate
◦ Pacific Plate
◦ Eurasian Plate
◦ North American Plate

Question 2

Most deformation occurs along plate boundaries because ________.
◦ the plates were broken along their boundaries so that is where they are weakest
◦ that is where the molten material makes it easy to deform rock
◦ the plates are in constant motion and as a result the boundaries are where they interact
◦ plates are rigid in their interior but the boundaries are in the asthenosphere
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Marked as best answer by biggirl4568 on Feb 28, 2020

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Reply #1 on: Feb 28, 2020
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