EARTH SCIENCE
TECTONICS
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The idea that continents slowly shift their positions due to movement of the tectonic plates on which they ride
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Sea Floor Spreading Theory
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Continental Drift Theory
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Plate Tectonic Theory
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Plates of Plates Theory
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Plate tectonics is the theory that Earth’s land masses are in constant motion. The realization that Earth’s land masses move was first proposed by Alfred Wegener, which he called continental drift.
Detailed explanation-2: -The theory of plate tectonics revolutionized the earth sciences by explaining how the movement of geologic plates causes mountain building, volcanoes, and earthquakes.
Detailed explanation-3: -This movement is called plate motion, or tectonic shift.
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