Applications and Investigations in Earth Science (9th Edition)
Applications and Investigations in Earth Science (9th Edition)
9th Edition
ISBN: 9780134746241
Author: Edward J. Tarbuck, Frederick K. Lutgens, Dennis G. Tasa
Publisher: PEARSON
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Where are most plate boundaries found on Earth?    Within the ocean basins?  Along the margins of continents?  Or in the interiors of continents?    

Group of answer choices
-Equally dispersed between continental and oceanic regions.
-Within the ocean basins
-Within the continents
-Geologists are not really sure where many of the plate boundaries are found
 
 
 
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