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theory of plate tectonics
wegners hypothesis was that allcontinents were once connected
in a single large land mass.
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Tectonic plates
The earths crust and uppermantle are broken into sections
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Pangaea
A group of continents thatwere stuck together like a
puzzle.This is called
Pangaea
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Wegner
A german meteorologistwho proposed the Continental
Drift.
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Continental Drift
This happens when all of the continents slowly drift
away from each other to there
current positions now.
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THE ENDOF
PLATE TECTONICS
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EARTH'SINTERIOR!!!
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A thin layer of rockon top of the earth
surface
Crust14
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Mantle
This is much hotter then thecrust.it is located right under
the crust.
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Outer core
this is located right under themantle and covers the inner
core.
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Inner Core
This is located rightin the middle of the
earth And is the hottest
part of earth
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Liththospere
This is a combinationof the earths crust
and upper mantle
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Asthenosphere
A plastic like layerthat the lithosphere
moves around on.
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Plasticity
This is a solid thatflows like a liquid.
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THE END OF
EARTHS INTERIIOR
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BOUNDARIES
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Divergent boundary
The boundary between 2 plates that are moving
away from each other.
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Convergent boundary
when the denser oceanic plate slides
under the Continental.
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Transform boundary
When 2 plates slidepast one another
without conversion
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THE ENDOF
BOUNDARIES
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FEATURES MADEBECAUSE OF TYPE
OF BOUNDARY
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Rift valley
A valley that was formed,moved apart.
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As a seafloor spreadsapart at a mid-ocean ridge
a new seafloor is created
seafloor spreading40
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Mountains
This happens when theinteractions of plates
produced forces that create
a Mountain
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Volcano
A cone shaped hill or mountain formed when
hot magma cools
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DEDICATED TO MRS. BAKER
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theory of plate tectonicswegners hypothesis was that allcontinents were once connected
in a single large land mass.
2
3
Tectonic platesThe earths crust and uppermantle are broken into sections
4
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