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    As Continents Drift, They Plow Through the Thinner Ocean Lithosphere
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As Continents Drift, They Plow Through the Thinner Ocean Lithosphere

Question 92

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As continents drift, they plow through the thinner ocean lithosphere like big rocky "ice breakers" and push it out of their way.

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