Tectonic Plates
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What plate is #7
Nazca
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Alfred Wegener
He came up with the theory of Continental Drift
Alfred Wegener
what layer do we live on?
crust
Spell Alfred's last name
WEGENER
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What plate is #1
Pacific
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the crust
Where did Alfred Wegener die?
Greenland
center layer of the earth
inner core
The ________in North America, Europe, and Africa matych up because the continents were once joined together
Rocks (Mountains)
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What plate is #16
Juan De Fuca
napgaae
Pangaea
The lithosphere is the crust and the top part of the ___________
mantle
it divides the crust from the mantle
The "Moho"
How old is the earth?
4.6 billion years
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What plate is #11
African
eossauursm
mesosaurus
The lithosphere "floats" on top of the
asthenosphere
What layer of earth is in between the crust and outer core?
mantle
How long ago did the moon break off from the Earth?
About 4 billion years ago
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What plate is #9
Australian
htilospehre
lithosphere
Wegener had how many evidences for continental drift?
4
What 2 layers are solid?
crust and inner core
What country was Wegener from?
Germany