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Alfred Wagner thought that at one time a supercontinent called blank existed

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Pangea

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The theory of plate blank describes the movement of earths lithosphere

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Tectonics

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The sudden energy releases that goes with the fault move in is called blank rebound

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Elastic

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The point on earth’s surface directly above and earthquakes focus is the blank

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Epic center

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The scale used to measure the magnitude of an earthquake is the blank scale

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Richter

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lava’s with low blank are generally basaltic in composition

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Silica

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The sudden energy release that occurs with fault movement is called an

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Elastic rebound

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The place on earth’s surface above and earthquakes focus is the

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Epic center

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Blank occurs where one plate is forced Beneath another plate

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Subduction

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A blank is a break along which movement occurs

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Shield volcano

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A blank is formed at divergent boundaries when magma rises up

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Rift Valley

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