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How Earthquakes Work

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Continental Drift and Plate Tectonics

This chapter discusses the theory of continental drift proposed by Veggener and how it was later confirmed through the study of plate tectonics. It explores how the movement of tectonic plates explains phenomena like volcanoes, trenches, and earthquakes.

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