Pairs
Pangaea
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The Atlantic
A super continent that
existed 200 million years
ago.
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An ocean created when
the super continent broke
apart.
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2
Alfred Wegener
The scientist who thought
that the continents were
once part of a super
continent.
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3
Mesosaurus
The fossilised remains of
a reptile found in South
America and in Africa.
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Seafloor spreading
The theory that new
ocean crust is formed at
the mid-ocean ridges by
rising molten lava.
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The lithosphere
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The mantle
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The crust and upper
mantle.
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The largest layer inside
the Earth.
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The crust
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The inner core
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The outer core
The outer most rocky
layer of the Earth.
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The solid core composed
of dense iron and nickel.
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The liquid core
composed of iron and
nickel.
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Plate tectonics
The theory that the
Earth's crust and upper
mantle are broken into
sections.
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Continental drift
The theory that the
continents move.
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The Mariana trench
The deepest point on the
Earth, an example of
converging oceanic
plates.
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The Himalaya
Mountains
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An example of a plate
boundary where
continental crust is
colliding.
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