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16.1 How Did the Ocean and Continents Form?
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This National Geographic video starts by looking at the current water on the planet. The video goes to the beginning of the Earth and explains how water formed on the surface and how comets added to the water on the Earth.

This National Geographic Society website explains plate tectonics and Alfed Wegener’s original theory of one supercontinent Pangea. Seafloor spreading is also explained. The website also has activities for students to complete.

This video briefly explains Alfred Wegener’s theory of continental drift and how the continents of the planet are moving. It shows how plate tectonics works and states that the Earth will look completely different in 250 million years.

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