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  • Tectonic Plates: What's *Not* a Tectonic Plate?
    * Continents. Continents are not tectonic plates, but rather large land masses that are made up of several tectonic plates.

    * Oceans. Oceans are not tectonic plates, but rather large bodies of water that are surrounded by tectonic plates.

    * Mountains. Mountains are not tectonic plates, but rather uplifted areas of the Earth's crust that are formed by the collision of tectonic plates.

    * Volcanoes. Volcanoes are not tectonic plates, but rather openings in the Earth's crust that allow magma to escape from the mantle.

    * Earthquakes. Earthquakes are not tectonic plates, but rather the result of the movement of tectonic plates.

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