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Continental drift
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The hypothesis that states that the continents once formed a single landmass, broke up, and drifted to their present locations
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Sea floor spreading
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the process by which new oceanic lithosphere forms as magma rises toward the surface and solidfies
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Magnetic reversal
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when Earth’s magnetic poles change places, this is a magnetic reversal
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Magnetic minerals
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parts of molten rock at mid ocean ridges
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Fossils
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items that provide evidence that the continents were once closer together
Science
flashcards
Decks in class (22)
# Cards
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E1 Matter20
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B.4 ch. 5 interactions of living things8
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1.3 changing states of matter13
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ch. 13 12.3 solid liquids and gases4
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mixtures and solutions8
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prairie ecosystem vocab11
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forest ecosystem7
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les. 2 Interactions among living things11
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ch. 5 les. 3 how populations survive5
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6.4 cycles of life6
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les 5 biomes4
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lesson 3 ch.6
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lesson 4 water vapor and humidity5
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lesson 5 clouds and prcipitation4
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astronomy8
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section 3- mapping the stars5
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social studies4
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inside the restless Earth7
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restless earth5
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theory of plate tectonics6
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Earthquake measurements6
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earthquakes and society6
