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Lesson 2 – Slow Motion on Planet Earth

Chapter 1. Lesson 2 – Slow Motion on Planet Earth. Earth’s Plates. Earth’s rocky outer layer consists of pieces that fir together like a jigsaw puzzle. This outer layer is made of more than a dozen major pieces called plates.

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Lesson 2 – Slow Motion on Planet Earth

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  1. Chapter 1 Lesson 2 – Slow Motion on Planet Earth

  2. Earth’s Plates • Earth’s rocky outer layer consists of pieces that fir together like a jigsaw puzzle. • This outer layer is made of more than a dozen major pieces called plates. • The boundaries between the plates are cracks in Earth’s outer layer.

  3. Earth’s Plates

  4. The Theory of Plate Tectonics • According to the theory of plate tectonics, Earth’s landmasses have changes position over time because they are part of plates that are slowly moving.

  5. Plate Movement • Some plates move at a rate of several centimeters each year. Others only a few millimeters per year. • Knowing the average speed of Earth's plates allows scientists to explain how Earth’s surface has changed over time. • In 1,000 years, the plates will move 5,000 centimeters. You can probably walk the same distance in 30 seconds.

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