Plate Tectonics

Front

What is the uppermost part of the mantle and the bottom layer of the crust called?

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Lithosphere

Front

What is the term for the place where two tectonic plates come together?

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Convergent boundary

Front

What is the process called that involves the transfer of energy through empty space without direct contact?

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Radiation

Front

What was the name of the supercontinent that existed millions of years ago?

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Pangea

Front

What occurs when rocks slip past each other along boundaries?

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Faults

Front

What is the layer of the Earth located beneath the lithosphere?

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Asthenosphere

Front

What type of boundary occurs when two tectonic plates move apart?

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Divergent boundary

Front

What is the term for the movement of tectonic plates caused by convection currents in the mantle?

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Plate tectonics

Front

What geological feature is formed at a convergent boundary where an oceanic plate meets a continental plate?

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Subduction zone

Front

What is the name of the boundary where two plates slide past each other?

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Transform boundary