Plate Techtonics

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What was the name of the super-continent proposed by Wegener?

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Pangea

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What is the role of the asthenosphere in plate tectonics?

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It drives plate movement.

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What type of plate boundary is formed when two plates are pushed into each other?

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Convergent boundary.

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What is a subduction zone?

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A location where an oceanic plate sinks beneath a continental plate.

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What is a convergent boundary?

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When two plates are pushed into each other.

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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.

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What is a divergent boundary?

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

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What is a transform boundary?

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A boundary where two plates slide past each other.

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What geological feature is commonly formed at convergent boundaries?

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Mountains.

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What is the theory of plate tectonics?

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The theory that the Earth's outer shell is divided into several plates that glide over the mantle.