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It is the idea that the continents drifted to where the currently are from pangaea |
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Who was The continental drift proposed by |
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what was the proof of the continental drift |
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Fossil, Climate, and Rock |
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They were when similar plant and animal structures were found on both sides of the Atlantic |
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it was Glacial Evidence in a warmer climate and fossils of ferns were found in colder climates. |
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Similar Rock structures found on both sides of the atlantic |
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What was seafloor spreading |
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It was when molten rock was pushed through the mid-Atlantic ridge |
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Who was the Seafloor Spreading proposed by |
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What was the proof of the Seafloor Spreading |
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Newer rocks were found near the Mid-Atlantic ridge, and Magnetic clues in rocks |
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Where crustal section move around on the move |
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What are the three types of Boundaries |
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Convergent, Divergent, Transform |
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Where the plates come together, this also forms mountains |
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where the plates go denser into less dense continental plates |
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Where the plates spread apart |
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What is Seafloor Spreading |
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where two oceanic plates move apart |
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Where two continental plates move apart |
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What is Transform boundary |
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Where the plates slide by each other |
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