1. Chapter 9 Plate tectonics 2. An Idea Before Its Time An Idea Before Its Time 1915 – _____________ proposed a radical idea he called__________________ .Wegener’s continental…
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Slide 1 Tectonic Plate Theory Understanding Basic Principles of Earth Science Related to Geology Slide 2 Earth’s Crust Earth’s crust is the outermost layer. The…
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Plate Tectonics Alfred Wegners Theory Came up with the the Theory Continental Drift and said that there are several pieces of evidence that support it. The Theory of Continental…
Tectonic Plates Pangea- A super continent that held all our modern continents. This super continent broke apart and formed modern continents. Similar fossils have been found…
Chapter 10 Plate Tectonics Chapter 10 Plate Tectonics Section 1: Continental Drift If you look at a map of Earthâs surface, you can see that the edges of some continents…
Plate Tectonics The Theory of Seafloor Spreading On the ocean floor there are areas where the seafloor is getting bigger. Researchers used sound waves to discover a system…
Chapter 10 Plate Tectonics Unit 6 Plate Tectonics corresponds with Ch. 10 in the book Mandy Ennis Meeks Baldwin Arts and Academics Magnet School Section 1 Continental Drift…
1.Chapter 10 Section II Seafloor Spreading2. Using sound waves, scientists discovered a system of underwater mountain ranges called the mid-ocean ridges in many oceans. 3.…