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The layer of the Earth we live on is broken into a dozen or so rigid slabs (called tectonic plates by geologists) that are moving relative to one another.

tectonic plates of the world"Historical perspective"

URL: http://pubs.usgs.gov/publications/text/slabs.html
Last updated: 05.02.03
Contact: jmwatson@usgs.gov