Continents
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Earth's crust is broken into sections called tectonic plates. They each float on the mantle, as part of the Earth called the lithosphere. Each is separated by highly seismic regions that usually spawn volcanoes. One of which is the Ring of Fire in the Pacific.
Fault
Batholiths are large plutonic rocks that form deep within the Earth's crust. They are composed of a variety of minerals such as feldspar, quartz, and mica. Batholiths are typically associated with mountain-building processes and can cover extensive areas of several hundred to thousands of square kilometers.
The large landmasses on Earth's crust are called continents. These are the major divisions of land on our planet.
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The crust
The earths crust is split into large pieces called plates. When they move they cause a earthquake.
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Mountains
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The large pieces of Earth's crust that move over the asthenosphere are called tectonic plates. These plates are responsible for the movement of continents and the occurrence of geological events such as earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.
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