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Evaluate evidence of the past and current movements of continental and oceanic crust and the theory of plate tectonics t

Evaluate evidence of the past and current movements of continental and oceanic crust and the theory of plate tectonics to explain the ages of crustal rocks.

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Use crust ages to test plate-motion explanations

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