Pangaea

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What is Pangaea?

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Pangaea is a supercontinent that existed during the late Paleozoic and early Mesozoic eras, where all the continents were joined together.

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What does 'Divergent' mean in plate tectonics?

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Divergent refers to the movement of tectonic plates away from each other.

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What is Plate Tectonics?

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Plate tectonics is the scientific theory that describes the large-scale movement of the pieces of Earth's crust.

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What causes tectonic plates to move?

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Tectonic plates move due to convection currents in the mantle.

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What does 'Convergent' mean in plate tectonics?

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Convergent refers to the movement of tectonic plates towards each other.

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What is the mantle?

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The mantle is the thick layer of rock between the Earth's crust and core, where convection currents occur.

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What are tectonic plates?

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Tectonic plates are large sections of the Earth's crust that move and interact with each other.

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What happens at a transform boundary?

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At a transform boundary, tectonic plates slide past each other horizontally.

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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 a fault?

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A fault is a fracture in the Earth's crust where blocks of rock have moved past each other.