Plate Tectonics Flashcard

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What was the estimated number of buildings destroyed during the 1906 earthquake and fire?

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28,000

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Which volcanic eruption is known as the loudest noise in human history?

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Krakatoa

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What ocean is currently expanding?

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Atlantic Ocean

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What ocean is currently shrinking?

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Pacific Ocean

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What fault caused the 1906 Earthquake?

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San Andreas Fault

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What is the name of the super-continent that existed 225 million years ago?

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Pangaea

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What is the Theory of Continental Drift?

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The theory that continents were once joined together and have since drifted apart.

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What geological feature is associated with the movement of tectonic plates?

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Earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and mountain building.

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What is the primary cause of plate tectonics?

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The movement of the Earth's lithosphere over the semi-fluid asthenosphere.

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What are tectonic plates?

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Large sections of the Earth's lithosphere that move and interact with each other.