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| he proposed continental drift theory |
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| theory that suggested that continents have moved slowly to their current locations |
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| T/F continental plates are less dense than oceanic plates |
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| T/F the mid-Atlantic Ridge is an example of seafloor spreading |
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| sections of the Earth's crust that float around on the mantle |
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| plates or tectonic plates |
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| where two tectonic plates meet |
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| where an oceanic and continental plate meet or collide |
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| where two continental plates collide |
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| where two continental plates pull apart |
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| seafloor spreading occurs at this type of boundary |
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| boundary where plates move apart |
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| boundary where plates move towards each other |
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| boundary where two plates slide past each other |
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