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Pangaea
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hypothetical content including al the land mass of the earth prior to the Triassic period when it split into Laurasia and Gondwanaland
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continental drift
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a theory that suggests that the Earth's crust is composed of continental plates that have the ability to move
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plate tectonics
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a theory explaining the structure of the Earth's crust and many associated phenomena as resulting from the interaction of rigid lithospheric plates that move slowly over the underlying mantle
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what part of the earth's crust is made up of plates
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the outer shell
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plates sliding causes an...
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earthquake
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when plates collide it causes...
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volcanoes
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when plates when separate...
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it causes natural disasters (tsunamis, eruptions, earthquakes etc.) and separation of the earth. It also creates water bodies
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