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- 7. on average tectonic plates move about 5 what a year
- 9. specific type of marsupial that lives in Australia
- 10. marsupials carry their young in these
- 11. the slow movement of continents is called what drift
- 12. land mass about 225 million years ago
- 13. word for the dozen or so “jigsaw” pieces that move around the surface of the Earth
- 14. Theory of plate what states the Earth’s plates move slowly on Earth
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- 1. These become separated as plates move apart
- 2. as animals become separated for long periods of time, this will actually change due to evolution
- 3. Dinosaur fossil that has been found in Europe, Africa, and North America
- 4. This continent has been isolated by itself for a long period of geologic time
- 5. a type of rare animal found in Australia due to long periods of isolation
- 6. This can change on a tectonic plate that moves from a northern hemisphere position towards the Equator
- 8. this peninsula fits between Africa and Asia like a puzzle piece