L5&6 Study Stuff

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What is created when a continental plate collides with another continental plate?

Back

Folded mountains.

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What is the name of the large, giant supercontinent land mass?

Back

Pangaea.

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Why do Earth's tectonic plates move?

Back

Because of molten rock heating and cooling within the mantle.

Front

What is one reason Earth's tectonic plates move?

Back

Convection currents in the mantle.

Front

What is the term for the length of time required for half of the radioactive atoms in a sample to decay?

Back

Half-life.

Front

What geological feature is formed at a convergent boundary where two continental plates collide?

Back

Folded mountains.

Front

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

Back

Plate tectonics.

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What is the process called when continents drift apart?

Back

Continental drift.

Front

What is the primary force driving the movement of tectonic plates?

Back

Convection currents in the mantle.

Front

What geological feature is typically formed at divergent boundaries?

Back

Mid-ocean ridges.