Continental drift theory

Geology and Plate Tectonics

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Ricardo garza
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1.
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The hypothesis that the Earth’s continents were once one large landmass and have moved over geologic time relative to each other.
2.
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Convergent boundaries
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Plate boundaries where the plates are moving toward each other.
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Divergent boundaries
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Plate boundaries where the plates are moving apart.
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Fossil
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The impression of a prehistoric organism preserved in rock.
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Plate tectonics
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Earth's surface is broken into large pieces called plates that are constantly moving and changing at a very slow rate.
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Superposition (law of)
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Each rock layer is older than the one above it.
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Transform boundaries
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Plate boundaries where the plates are moving past each other in different directions.
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