plate tectonics review

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What are the three main types of plate boundaries?

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Divergent, Convergent, and Transform.

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What geological feature is commonly associated with divergent boundaries?

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Mid-ocean ridges.

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What is the primary cause of earthquakes at transform boundaries?

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The sliding of tectonic plates past one another.

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Who proposed the theory of continental drift?

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Alfred Wegener.

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What is the lithosphere?

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The rigid outer layer of the Earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.

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What is the asthenosphere?

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The semi-fluid layer of the mantle beneath the lithosphere.

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What type of plate boundary is associated with subduction zones?

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Convergent boundaries.

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What is the result of two continental plates colliding?

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Mountain ranges are formed.

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What is seafloor spreading?

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The process by which new oceanic crust is created at mid-ocean ridges as tectonic plates move apart.

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What is the role of convection currents in plate tectonics?

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They drive the movement of tectonic plates.