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Page 1: Continental Drift The theory by Alfred Wegener that continents can drift apart form one another and have done so in the past

• Continental Drift • The theory by Alfred Wegener that continents can drift apart form one another and have done so in the past.

Page 2: Continental Drift The theory by Alfred Wegener that continents can drift apart form one another and have done so in the past

Vocabulary

• convergent boundary • The area where two tectonic plates push into one another.

Page 3: Continental Drift The theory by Alfred Wegener that continents can drift apart form one another and have done so in the past

Vocabulary

• convergent boundary • The area where two tectonic plates push into one another.

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Vocabulary

• divergent boundaries • The area where two tectonic plates move away from one another.

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Vocabulary

• divergent boundaries • The area where two tectonic plates move away from one another.

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Vocabulary

• transform boundaries • The area where two tectonic plates slide past each other horizontally.

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Vocabulary

• transform boundaries • The area where two tectonic plates slide past each other horizontally.

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Vocabulary

• constructive forces • Forces that build up, or add to the surface of the Earth.

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Vocabulary

• deconstructive forces • Forces that wear down, or take away material from the surface of the Earth.


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