Continental Drift and Plate Tectonics

Front

What is the name of the supercontinent proposed by Wegener?

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Pangaea

Front

What is a place where two tectonic plates meet?

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Fault

Front

Where is the highest concentration of volcanic and earthquake activity?

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All along the Pacific Ocean

Front

Where do most volcanoes occur?

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Convergent boundaries

Front

What is the boundary where two plates slide past each other called?

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Transform boundary

Front

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

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Plate Tectonics

Front

What is the process called when tectonic plates move apart?

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Divergence

Front

What type of boundary occurs when two plates collide?

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Convergent boundary

Front

What is the term for the movement of the Earth's lithosphere?

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Plate movement

Front

What geological feature is formed at a divergent boundary?

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Mid-ocean ridge