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Plate Tectonics Theory Notes
 _____________________________ was a Canadian scientist that proposed the
idea that the _________________________________ is broken into separate
sections called ___________________ .
 Wilson combined information from:
 ______________________________________________
 ______________________________________________
 ______________________________________________
 The Theory of Plate Tectonics explains
___________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
_______________
 Plate Tectonics Theory Highlights:
 Plates are found in the __________________________.
 Plates _________________ on top of the
_______________________________.
 ____________________________ cause plates to move, producing
changes in Earth’s surface such as _______________________,
_____________________, ________________________, and
___________________________________________ .
 The edges of plates meet at lines called
____________________________________
where ___________________________ or
_______________________ in the Earth’s crust
occur.
 There are 3 types of plate boundaries:
 ___________________________________
___
 ______________________________________
 ______________________________________
 Convergent Boundaries
 Place where two plates __________________________________ causing
a collision resulting in _________________________,
______________________, and
________________________________________________ .
 Types of Convergent Boundaries:
 _________________________________
 _________________________________
 _________________________________
Both of these create a
_______________________
____where one plate goes
down under the other.
Creates __________________when
they collide.
 Divergent Boundaries
 Two plates ______________________________, usually occurring at the
___________________________________ resulting in
___________________________,
__________________________________ and
__________________________________ .
 Transform Boundaries:
 Place where two plates _________________________________each
other, moving in _________________________________________
resulting in frequent _________________________________________ .