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Wegners hypothisis, earths layers, pangea
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| When two plates move apart | divergent boundary |
| the super continent in Wegnerś theory of continental drift | Pangea |
| The process that constantly adds new material to the ocean floor. | Sea floor spreading |
| In 1960 Harry Hess discovered huge cracks in the ocean crust called | Mid-ocean ridges |
| two plates slip past each other in opposite directions | transform boundary |
| two plates come together and collide | convergent boundary |
| Where two plates meet | plate boundaries |
| the theory of _____ ________ explains the formation and movement of the Earth´s plates | plate tectonics |