plate tectonics

I took this photo of Reserva Geobotanica Pululahua in Ecuador, in February 2015. It is famous for being the only volcanic crater that is permanently inhabited.

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E.2 Evaluating Tectonic Evidence

How could the rock cycle affect Earth's surface features, including impact craters?

How do divergent or convergent tectonic boundaries change Earth's surface?

Seafloor Spreading Resources

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Seafloor Spreading Hypothesis

How does the topography of the seafloor give evidence for seafloor spreading?
How does seafloor spreading fit into the idea that continents move about on Earth’s surface?

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List and describe how the discovery of seafloor spreading reinforced support for Continental Drift Theory (aka Plate Tectonics)

E.2 Evaluating Tectonic Evidence

Model

Complete the simulation to gain deeper understanding of what occurs at each type of plate boundary.

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