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Alfred Wegener’s Evidence:
The presence of fossils only over small areas of now separate continents
Sea-Floor SpreadingSea-Floor Spreading
Process where new oceanic crust is formed through volcanic activity and then gradually moves away from the
ridge
• Hot mantle breaches the surface Hot mantle breaches the surface in the middle of a tectonic platein the middle of a tectonic plate
What are Hotspot Volcanoes?
The Hawaiian island chain are examples of hotspot volcanoes.
Pacific Ring of Fire
Has a major impact on countries that are close to it
Examples: Earthquakes, Volcanic Eruptions