Plate Tectonics

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A highland in the middle of the oceans that runs parallel to the continents is called a(an) ____________________________.

When plates slide past each other, they create ________________________.

The theory of continental drift states that Earth’s ______________ were once one landmass.

As hardened magma builds up on both sides of a plate boundary, a(an) _________________ forms at the center of a mid-ocean ridge.

Later, scientists developed the theory of _______________________.

A scientist who studies Earth’s structure and history is called a(an) ____________________.

Shear forces at a fault can form ________________________________.

The theory that states that the continents were once one landmass and that they drifted to their present positions over many years is called _____________________________.