Plate Tectonics

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Alfred Wegener

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A German scientist who proposed the theroy of continental drift

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

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Pangaea

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a supercontinent made up of all of the present day landmasses

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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apparent polar wander

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path on the globe showing where the magnetic pole appeared to move over time

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magnetite

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the mineral that takes on Earth's magnetic polarity as it crystallizes

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magnetometer

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Instrument that measures the magnetic field intensity.

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NGSS.MS-PS2-5

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normal polarity

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when the north and south magnetic poles are the same as they are now

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reversed polarity

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when the north and south magnetic poles are the reverse of what they are now

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NGSS.HS-PS2-5

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sea-floor spreading

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geologic process that occurs at mid-ocean ridges, where new oceanic crust is formed as magma rises to fill the gap between diverging tectonic plates

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

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subduction

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the sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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convection cell

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Cycle in which heated material rises and cooler material sinks in a circular motion

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5