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A tectonic plate

The Earth's surface is made up of a series of large plates (like pieces of a giant jigsaw puzzle).

These plates are in constant motion travelling at a few centimetres per year.

The ocean floors are continually moving, spreading from the centre and sinking at the edges.

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