Plate Tectonics

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What is Pangaea?

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The name of the super-continent that existed millions of years ago.

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Which theory explains that the continents were once joined together and over time they broke up and then drifted apart?

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Continental Drift.

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Name the boundary where two plates collide and form folded mountains.

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Convergent boundary.

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What does subduction mean?

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One plate goes under another plate.

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What is a plate boundary where two plates move away from each other?

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Divergent boundary.

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What is the theory that describes the movement of the Earth's plates?

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Plate Tectonic Theory.

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What is a transform boundary?

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A plate boundary where two plates slide past each other.

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What geological feature is formed at a convergent boundary?

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Mountains, earthquakes, and volcanic activity.

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What is the process called when new oceanic crust is formed?

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Seafloor spreading.

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What is the main driving force behind plate tectonics?

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Convection currents in the Earth's mantle.