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Crustal Plate

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a rigid layer of the Earth's crust that is believed to drift slowly

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plate
plural
Crustal Plates
possessive
Crustal Plate's
pluralpossessive
Crustal Plates'

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a rigid layer of the Earth's crust that is believed to drift slowly

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