The Wikipedia article on plate tectonics, consulted for its cited history section (Wegener 1912, seafloor-spreading evidence published 1959 to 1963, the theory defined in papers between 1965 and 1967) and its plain-language statement of the divergent, convergent and transform boundary types.
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PublisherWikimedia Foundation
URLhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plate_tectonics
Source Typereference
Reliability Tier2
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- Physical Processes, 11 claims: 6 well-attested, 2 connected, 3 general references.
- Sources, 5 claims: 5 well-attested.
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