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The Proof of Pangea
Summary: At one point, all the masses of land were connected to one another.
Everyday you wake up and climb out of bed. Your house always stays there and waits for you to come home after school. If you do this for a few years, your bed will be in a different spot and so will your house! You may ask how this is possible because even the incredible Hulk could not move my house. Every year the Tectonic plates move up to 17cm a year. Tectonic plates are huge pieces of the earth's crust that are broken apart to cover the earth's surface. These plates are always on the move. It may seem impossible but thanks to an astronomer Alfred Wagner, we can prove that the plates are moving from the convection current. This current moves slow but with enough force to build mountains and create enormous fissures in the earth's surface. This current has been moving the plates for over...
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