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What is Continental drift
Continental Drift:the gradual movement of the continents across the earth's surface
through geological time.
what is Pangea and who thought of it first
It was Alfred Wagner
What is and Earth quake
A sudden and violent shaking of the ground, sometimes causing great destructions as a result
of the movement within the earth's crust.
How dose a Earthquake occur
-Usually caused when rock underground suddenly breaks along a fault (where two tectonic
plates are rubbing) -Sudden realeased of energy cau
What device is used to measure an Earthquake
Seismometers-a magnetic sensor that detects the waves given off by earthquakes near and
far.Richer Scale:-measures the size of earthquakes,