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Earth Science · CanonicalPlate Tectonics“I want to understand what this is, why it is accepted, and where I should continue.”Moving plates, geological patterns, inspectable evidence, and the limits of prediction.12 min

Foundations

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Earth

Processes, records, scale, and change

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Evidence

Observation, source, interpretation, and trust

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Systems

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Maps

Position, scale, representation, and omission

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Bridges

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Every bridge names the relationship—and where it stops.

MotionBoundary

How relative movement changes interaction

EvidenceConfidence

What a conclusion can rest on

MapTerritory

What representation reveals and transforms

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  • How do we know that plates move?
  • What is the difference between evidence and explanation?
  • Where does a useful model stop?

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  • MeasurementGPS motion over time
  • Spatial recordMapped boundaries and events
  • Material recordOcean-floor magnetic patterns

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