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University of Delaware: Plate Tectonics HandoutUniversity of Delaware: Plate Tectonics Handout
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University of Delaware: Plate Tectonics

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This site is a very simple overview of plate tectonics. It includes a map of all the major plates and a diagram of the layers of the earth.

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continental drift, convection currents, earthquakes, geology, magma, plate boundaries, plate movement, plate tectonics, seafloor spreading, volcanoes
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3rd - 8th
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Science
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