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Title Comment Keywords
Origin of "Tectonic" 22:32 - 22:45 (00:13) / 0.4 MB "tectonic stress", "word origin", "tectonic activity", "plate tectonics"
Conclusion 26:29 - 27:30 (01:01) / 1.2 MB earthquake, "San Andreas Fault", crust, "fault zone", "tectonic stress", "earthquake prediction", energy, fault, "James Sadd"
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