Describe alfred wegeners theory of continental drift

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Plate Tectonics

Question: Describe Alfred Wegener's theory of Continental Drift, and the evidence he used to support his theory.

What scientific contributions did Harry Hess make to the theory of plate tectonic?

Structure of Earth's tectonic system: what characterizes lithosphere and asthenosphere?
Isostacy: what is this? Know examples of isostatic readjustments of the crust
What allows the movement of lithospheric plates on the asthenosphere?

Types of Plate Boundaries (3 main types, & 3 types of Convergent Boundaries). For each type know:

Stress & fault type associated with each type of plate boundary (i.e., compression forms reverse faults and folds, etc.)

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