Plate "Tectonics", from the Greek word "Tekton", means that:
a. plate movements "build" regional geologic features
b. plate tectonics is responsible for most of the features of our planet
c. plate boundaries can only construct, but not destroy, geologic features
d. both a and b
Answer: d. both a and b
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