Pangaea and Plate Tectonics

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What causes the continents to move apart?

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Creation of new plate material.

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Which animal's fossils provide evidence for Pangaea?

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Cynognathus.

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What would happen if we reversed the movement of India and the Eurasian Plate?

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India would move towards Antarctica.

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What does the term 'Pangaea' mean?

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Whole earth.

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Approximately how many years ago did Pangaea exist?

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250 million years ago.

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What is the theory of Plate Tectonics?

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The theory that explains the movement of Earth's lithosphere which is divided into tectonic plates.

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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.

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What is continental drift?

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The gradual movement of continents across the Earth's surface.

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What geological features are formed at convergent boundaries?

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Mountains, earthquakes, and volcanic activity.

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What is a divergent boundary?

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A tectonic boundary where two plates move away from each other, often creating new crust.