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    Alfred Wegener proposed the theory of Continental Drift 1912. His theory was very controversial and only widely accepted until the last 1950s. Learn about all the different plate boundaries and movements: Convergent and Divergent boundaries are where two plates meet and move towards each other. Divergent boundaries can form mountain ranges from the molten rock that pushes through.

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    Alfred Wegener proposed the theory of Continental Drift 1912. His theory was very controversial and only widely accepted until the last 1950s. Learn about all the different plate boundaries and movements: Convergent and Divergent boundaries are where two plates meet and move towards each other. Divergent boundaries can form mountain ranges from the molten rock that pushes through.

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    Alfred Wegener proposed the theory of Continental Drift 1912. His theory was very controversial and only widely accepted until the last 1950s. Learn about all the different plate boundaries and movements: Convergent and Divergent boundaries are where two plates meet and move towards each other. Divergent boundaries can form mountain ranges from the molten rock that pushes through.

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    Alfred Wegener proposed the theory of Continental Drift 1912. His theory was very controversial and only widely accepted until the last 1950s. Learn about all the different plate boundaries and movements: Convergent and Divergent boundaries are where two plates meet and move towards each other. Divergent boundaries can form mountain ranges from the molten rock that pushes through.

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    Learn about Alfred Wegner & his theory of Continental Drift Discover the supercontinent Pangea & Evidence that supports it

    Learn about all the different plate boundaries and movements: Convergent & Subduction Divergent Transform Identify the Layers of the Earth

    Plate movements cause Earthquakes

    Plate movements make Volcanoes

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    * Alfred Wegener proposed the theory of continental
    drift 1912. His theory was very controversial and only widely accepted until the last 1950s. (After his death in 1930.)
    Link: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/databank/entries/bowege.html

    * Continental Drift is the process that explains the

    slow movement of Earths crust and continents over time. Continental drift is supported by the process of Plate Tectonics.
    Link:
    http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/planets/earth/Continents.shtml

    * *

    * Pangea is the name given to the supercontinent

    that our continents broke off from. It is believed that at one time the continents formed one large landmass that eventually drifted apart.
    Pangea Video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmTgeKB8Erw Game Link: http://kids.earth.nasa.gov/archive/pangaea/Pangaea_game.html http://www.eduplace.com/kids/socsci/ca/books/bkf3/imaps/AC_01_005_drift/AC_01_005_drift .html

    * Fossil evidence supports this concept.

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    * Convergent Boundaries are where two plates


    meet and move towards each other.
    towards each other

    * Two things can happen when plates move


    * 1. The plates collide and form mountains
    * Continental plate to Continental plate

    * 2. One plate will subduct, or go under, the other


    plate forming trenches.

    * Oceaninc plate to Continental Plate


    *
    Links: http://kidsgeo.com/geology-for-kids/0046-convergent-boundaries.php

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    * Divergent boundaries are where two plates
    meet and move away from each other.

    * Divergent boundaries can form mountain ranges

    from the molten rock that pushes up through. The most popular is the mid-ocean ridge located in the Atlantic Ocean.

    * *

    Video Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2q4Yqctq6nE&feature=related Link: http://kidsgeo.com/geology-for-kids/0045-divergent-boundaries.php

    * Transform (Transverse) Boundaries are where


    two plates border each other and they slide past each other.
    needs to be released and then they slide. earthquakes.

    * The plates build up friction and stress that

    * This movement is the what creates


    * *
    Video Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1oLeKTvSIzQ Links: http://www.kidsgeo.com/geology-for-kids/0044-plate-boundaries.php

    * The Earth is divided into 3 main layers: * Core Inner & Outer * Mantle * Crust Continental & Oceanic * The Crust is broken up into pieces which move
    called Tectonic Plates.

    * Convective flow in the Mantle pushes the plates apart.


    *
    Links: http://www.kidsgeo.com/geology-for-kids/0020-crust-mantel-core.php

    *
    * Earthquakes are caused from movement in Tectonic
    Plates. * Stress builds up when two plates are moving against each other, the release in stress we feel as an earthquake. * The Epicenter is the location on the surface directly above where the plates moved/relieved stress. * The Focus is the location under the surface where the plates moved/relieved stress.
    * *
    Earthquakes Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSgB1IWr6O4 Earthquake links: http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/earth/earthquakes.html http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/earth/volcano.html

    * Volcanoes are typically formed along sunduction


    zones where tectonic plates sinks into the hot Mantle. Volcanoes that do not occur along boundaries are called hot spots. surface, makes its way back up to the surface through cracks.

    * The melted rock called Magma below the Earths


    * The melted rock above the surface, lava, builds up
    layer at a time and then forms a volcano.
    Volcano Vide:o http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZp1dNybgfc

    *
    EduPlace. (n.d.). Eduplace.com: Continental Drift Theory. Retrieved from http://www.eduplace.com/kids/socsci/ca/books/bkf3/imaps/AC_01_005_drift/ Enchanted Learning.com (2010). The Earth: All About Plate Tectonics.
    Retrieved from http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/planets/earth/Continents.shtml

    Google. (n.d.). Plate Boundary Clipart. Retrieved from https://www.google.com/search KidsGeo. (2012). Geology for Kids: Plate Boundaries. Retrieved from http://www.kidsgeo.com/geology-for-kids/0044-plate-boundaries.php Nasa.gov. (n.d.) Pangea Interactie Map Game. Retrieved from http://kids.earth.nasa.gov/archive/pangaea/Pangaea_game.html PBS Online. (1998). People and Discoveries: Alfred Wegener. Retrieved from: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/databank/entries/bowege.html Science Kids. (2012). Fun Science and Technology for Kids: Earth Facts: Earthquakes and Volcanoes. Retrieved from http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/earth/volcano.html Wikipedia. (2012).The Free Encyclopedia: Continental Drift. Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continental_drift Wikipedia. (2012). The Free Encyclopedia: Pangea. Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pangaea YouTube. (2009). Plate Movement. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1oLeKTvSIzQ YouTube. (n.d.) Plate Tectonics. Retrieved from http://youtube.com/watch?v=ryrXAGY1dmE

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