Plate Tectonics and Continental Drift Theory

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What was the name of the supercontinent that existed about 175 million years ago?

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Pangea

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What type of convergent boundary is Hawaii an example of?

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Oceanic/Oceanic

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True or False: Continental crust is more dense than oceanic crust.

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False

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True or False: The Mid-Atlantic Ridge is an example of a transform boundary.

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False

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What concept explains the drifting of continents?

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Theory of Plate Tectonics

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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 movement of the Earth's continents relative to each other.

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What is a transform boundary?

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

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What is a divergent boundary?

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A tectonic plate boundary where two plates move away from each other.

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What is a convergent boundary?

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A tectonic plate boundary where two plates collide.