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Why do plates case earthquakes?

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Anonymous

14y ago
Updated: 8/19/2019

Lol, I'm learning that in my science class! The plates spread to far up,down,sideways, or anyway and that's what causes earthquakes... I think that's the right answer since I got a good grade on one if those ?.

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