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| Question | Answer |
| name 2 types of tectonic plates | 1.oceanic 2.continental |
| the earths crust is made out of very large peices called ... | tectonic plates |
| what was the continent called before the tectonic plates moved |
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| what happens if an oceanic plate meets a continental plate | the less dense continental plate pushes the oceanic plate under it |
| what was the name of the scientist that suggested continental plates move | alfred wegener |
| why did other scientists not beleive alfred wegener when he suggested that plates moved to form the continents? | because he couldnt explain how it happens |
| what did scientists use to beleive before people knew about plate tectonics | that the earth cooled that way when it was formed with rocks |
| what made scientists eventually beleive wegeners ideas? | because of ocean floor surveys |
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