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| what did alfred wegener discover? |
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| that all the continents fit together like a puzzle and that they were all once conected |
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| what was the super-continent called? |
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| what was the northern part of pangaea called? |
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| what was the southern part of pangaea called? |
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| what are 2 major plate boundaries? |
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| mid-atlantic ridge, mariana's trench |
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| what are the 4 types of plate boundaries? |
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| constuctive, destructive, conservative, collision |
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| give an example of a conservative boundary |
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| give an example of a destructive boundary |
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| give an example of a collision boundary |
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| give an example of a conservative boundary |
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| at which type of boundaries can earthquakes be found? |
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| destructive, conservative or collision |
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| the point on the earth's surface, directly above the focus (the point where the earthquake started) |
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| the point under the ground where the earthquake started |
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| line determined by the intersection of a geological fault and the earth's surface |
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| waves sent out by an earthquake |
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| describe the features at a constuctive boundary |
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| describe features at a destructive boundary |
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| Fold mountains, Volcanoes, Saline lakes and Island Arcs, Trenches |
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| describe features at a collision boundry |
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| fold mountains, earthquakes |
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| describe features at a conservative boundary |
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| how are fold mountains formed? |
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| When two continental plates move together or when an oceanic and continental plate move together. It forces sedimentary rocks upwards into a series of folds. |
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