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Plate Tectonics

Learn about the movement of Earth's Plates

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Plateslithoshere
asthenoshereplastic like layer
convergent boundaryplates collide
divergent boundaryplates move apart
transform boundarySan Andres Fault
continental drift theoryWegener
sea floor spreadingHess
convection currentsmoves plates
Glomar ChallengerDrilled for rock samples on the sea floor
alternating magnetic bandsprovides evidence of sea floor spreading
The direction convection currents movehorizontal
The theory of seafloor spreadingHarry Hess
The zone where plates collide and partialy meltsubduction zone
The oldest age of seafloor rocks180 million
How long ago did Pangaea formed?200 million
Clues that support Continental DriftRock, fossil, and climate
What forms when two continental plates collide?mountain ranges
What occurs above subduction zones?volcanoes
What occurs above transform boundaries?earthquakes
What kind of boundary would you expect to find at the Mid Ocean Ridge?divergent

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