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    Africa to the Mid-Atlantic Ridge is approximately 2‚400 km‚ calculate how long ago that point in Africa was at or near the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. That point in Africa was at or near the Mid-Atlantic Ridge 192 million years ago. I got this answer because I know that the movement of the seafloor is about 1.25 cm per year. I converted 2‚400 km in to 240‚000‚000 cm. Then I divided 240‚000‚000 by 1.25‚ and I got 192 million years. 3. How could you use this method to reconstruct Pangaea? I could use this

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    Running Head: Plate Tectonics Paper Plate Tectonics Paper University of Phoenix Plate Tectonics Paper Earthquakes‚ volcanoes‚ mountains and the Earth’s crust are unique yet have one common denominator; the amazing topic of plate tectonics. Plate tectonics has a place or specifically places a role in each of these natural wonders of the world. In the following‚ Team C will discuss the theory of plate tectonics and how the theory shaped the form and composition of the movement within

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    Over time the English language has developed through three main stages; Old English‚ Middle English and Modern English. Old English is the earliest recorded stage of the English language and is very different to Modern English which we speak today. Native English speakers would find it very difficult trying to understand Old and Middle English. One of the main influences in the change of the English language is invasion. During the 5th century the Angles‚ the Saxons and the Jutes invaded Britain

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    Printing redefined books. They were no longer only about religious subjects. Instead‚ printers began making books on all subjects‚ from traveling to medicine. The style of books also changed as the printing press standardized writing and language. Handwritten books usually had inconsistent grammar‚ punctuation‚ spacing‚ and spelling because they written by different scribes. On the other hand‚ because printing was done by a machine‚ there was less room for human error so written language became more

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    Plate tectonics essay

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    Assess the strength of the relationship between tectonic processes and major landforms on the earth’s surface. Tectonic processes have been responsible for the major landforms across the Earth’s surface. These processes are controlled by the convection currents rising from the Earth’s mantle. Firstly‚ one place where tectonic activity occurs is at oceanic to oceanic constructive plate boundaries. Here two plates diverge or move away from each other‚ pushed apart by huge convection currents

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    Has the teaching of mathematics changed over time? Mathematics is considered to be the oldest academic known to mankind. The changes in the teaching of mathematics run parallel to the history of the development of mathematical knowledge itself. By examining the history of this knowledge‚ we can see that it has been shaped by the necessities of different cultures and societies‚ the philosophies surrounding it and the psychology behind it. Although the structure of the teaching of mathematics has remained

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    Plate Tectonic Theory

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    Plate tectonic is a scientific theory of Earth Science which basically defines the large scale motions of the atmosphere of the Earth. The Plate Tectonic theory is based on the continental drift concept The theory was first developed in the first decades of 20th century. According to the Plate Tectonic theory‚ the lithosphere breaks up into the tectonic plates. Currently‚ there are seven or eight major plates in the Earth. Generally‚ the lithospheric plates remain on the asthenosphere. All the

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    Plate Tectonics Chart

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    Plate Tectonics Chart Amanda Wright GLG 150 February 24‚ 2013 Karen Hansen Plate Tectonics Chart 1) How does the motion of the tectonic plates affect the climate? Climate can be affected by many things. One of the biggest affects may be the motion of the tectonic plates. The Earths plates have been in motion approximately since its beginnings or shortly after‚ continuously causing climate to change. The Earth’s movement of plates as well as the apparent polar wandering can both play a role

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    Activity No. 2 Simulating Movement of Tectonic Plates Problem: How do tectonic plates move? What you need: -4 pieces of colored modeling clay -cardboard -newspaper What to do: 1.Flatten two pieces of modeling clay on the newspaper. 2.Cut the center of the clay strips and insert a cardboard on the part of the clay that was cut. 3.Push both ends of the clay strips.Observed what is formed. 4.Repeat step one in the other two pieces of modeling clay. 5.Slowly pull both

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    Mercury Tectonic Plates

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    closest to the Sun‚ Mercury‚ has a surface geology which is quite rocky‚ with heavy amounts of craters‚ boulders‚ and a lot of pulverized dust. It lacks in atmosphere‚ due to its moderate day-night variations‚ particularly in heating by solar energy‚ and its temperate weather swings as a result of that energy. Temperatures on Mercury range from low (90 Kel.) to high (700 Kel.) though‚ despite its many observations‚ it is however quite dead‚ and it has been for some time. An interesting feature of

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