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RESEARCH INQUIRIES - THEORY OF PLATE TECTONICS

Websites:
http://pubs.usgs.gov/publications/text/developing.html This site deals with developing the theory

http:// pubs.usgs.gov/publications/text/historical.html History of what came before the present theory

http://pubs.usgs.gov/publications/text/inside.html Inside the Earth, from This Dynamic Earth

http://pubs.usgs.gov/publications/text/wegener.html History of the Continental Drift Theorist

Define these terms:

Continental drift

Pangaea

Gondwanaland and Laurasia

Alfred Wegener

Harry Hess

Paleomagnetism

When was the theory of plate tectonics supported with scientific evidence? What was that evidence?

Be prepared to discuss the history and the evolution of the Theory of Plate Tectonics using the above terms, names, and information. You will present this information to your COLOR GROUP.

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