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Matt H.

Plate tectonics

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Alfred Weneger originated the theory of continental shift in 1915

He suggested continents plowed through ocean basins which would explain the puzzle fit of coastlines

This theory was not accepted by scientists at first at the time they believed the Earth had its features because of heating and cooling

Pangea originates from ancient greek and means “entire”

http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Glossary/PlateTectonics/description_plate_tectonics.html

History of Pangea

Alfred Weneger

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Pangea existed in the Paleozoic and the Mezozoic eras

Around the time of wenegers discovery other scientists believed the Earth had its features because of heating and cooling

Alfred Wegener also earned his doctorate degree for astronomy, I think this helped him in how he understood how the Earth was

madehttp://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Glossary/PlateTectonics/description_plate_tectonics.html

History of Pangea (Cont.)

Wegener credited Roberto Montavani and William Henry Pickering for their similar ideas Roberto had found similar formulations in the continents

http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Glossary/PlateTectonics/description_plate_tectonics.html

History of Pangea (cont.)

Convergent Boundary is an active deforming region where two or more tectonic plates moved and hit each other

This formed mountains and volcanoesThere is a boundary in South America where

both the Nazca and South American faults are involved

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Convergent Boundary

Oceanic Continental Boundary

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Oceanic-Oceanic convergence

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A Divergent Boundary is a space between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other

Divergent Boundaries are related to Mountains Volcanoes and lava flow

A known Divergent Boundary is the Alfaja Rift Valley Which involves the Eurasian and North American continental Tectonic Plates http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divergent_boundary

Divergent Boundaries

A Transform Boundaries is a fault that runs along the boundary of a tectonic plate

Transform Boundaries are related to causing earthquakes, Landslides, Trenches, and Mudslides

A known Transform Boundary is the Alpine fault which runs along New Zealand’s coastline and is 500 miles longhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transform_boundary

Transform Boundaries

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We live on the North American Plate We are bordered by the African, Pacific,

Filipino, Eurasian, and Caribean platesAs of right now we and the U.S. are not in any

immediate danger related to plate tectonicsI believe the plates could all morph into one

and create super earthquakes or create super volcanoes in the distant future

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Real World Connections

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Mudslide

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Trench

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Landslide

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