Plate Tectonics

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What is a convergent boundary?

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A convergent boundary is a place where two tectonic plates come together, often causing one plate to be forced beneath the other, leading to geological features like mountains or trenches.

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What is Pangaea?

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Pangaea was the name of the super-continent that existed millions of years ago, where all the continents were joined together.

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Which layer of Earth is the thickest?

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The mantle is the thickest layer of Earth, located between the crust and the outer core.

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What is the correct order of Earth’s layers from the surface?

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The correct order is: crust, mantle, outer core, inner core.

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What type of boundary is the San Andreas Fault?

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The San Andreas Fault is a transform boundary, where two tectonic plates slide past each other.

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What is a transform boundary?

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A transform boundary is a type of tectonic plate boundary where two plates slide past one another, causing earthquakes.

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What is a divergent boundary?

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A divergent boundary is where two tectonic plates move away from each other, often creating new crust as magma rises to the surface.

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What geological features are formed at convergent boundaries?

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Convergent boundaries can form mountains, deep ocean trenches, and volcanic arcs.

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What is continental drift?

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Continental drift is the theory that continents have moved over geological time and were once joined together.

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What is the lithosphere?

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