Plate Tectonics

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What is Plate Tectonics?

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

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What forms at a divergent boundary between two oceanic plates?

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Mid-ocean ridge.

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What happens when an oceanic plate and a continental plate collide?

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The oceanic plate subducts beneath the continental plate.

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What type of boundary occurs when two plates move away from each other?

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Divergent boundary.

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What are the three main layers of the Earth?

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Core, Mantle, Crust.

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What is a convergent boundary?

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A boundary where two tectonic plates collide, often forming mountains or causing subduction.

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What is a transform boundary?

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A boundary where two tectonic plates slide past each other horizontally.

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What is subduction?

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The process where one tectonic plate moves under another plate and sinks into the mantle.

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What geological features are commonly associated with divergent boundaries?

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Rift valleys and mid-ocean ridges.

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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.