Plate Tectonics Flashcard

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What was the main reason that Wegener's theory received a lot of ridicule from the scientific community?

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Wegener did not give a method on how the continents actually moved.

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What caused the formation of the Himalayan mountains?

Back

Two continental plates collided at a convergent boundary.

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What type of plate boundary is shown in the diagram?

Back

Convergent oceanic-continental plate boundary; earthquake

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What is the teacher trying to model by tapping on a hardboiled egg until cracks appear and gently pressing it?

Back

tectonic plate movements

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How did the Appalachian Mountains form?

Back

Folded mountains occur when two plates of the Earth's crust push against each other.

Front

What type of plate boundary is pictured above? Options: Transform, Convergent, Divergent

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Convergent

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What type of plate boundary is pictured above? Options: Convergent, Transform, Divergent

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Transform

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What type of plate boundary is pictured above? Options: Convergent, Transform, Divergent

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Divergent

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How has the concept of plate tectonics influenced our understanding of Earth's history?

Back

By helping to reconstruct past continental configurations and climate changes

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How are divergent and convergent boundaries different?

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Divergent boundaries involve plates moving apart, while convergent boundaries involve plates colliding or coming together.