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Front

Who discovered the idea of continental drift?

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Wegener

Front

What evidence helps scientists show how sea floor spreading occurs?

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All of the Above (Ages of rock, Magnetic Stripes, Drilling Samples)

Front

What states that the outer part of Earth is divided into several distinct segments, called plates, which move?

Back

Plate Tectonics

Front

What type of heat transfer takes place during Sun Bathing?

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Radiation

Front

In a swimming pool, what causes the warm water near the surface to rise?

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Convection

Front

What is the process called when one tectonic plate moves under another?

Back

Subduction

Front

What is the term for the boundary where two tectonic plates move apart?

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Divergent Boundary

Front

What is the term for the boundary where two tectonic plates slide past each other?

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Transform Boundary

Front

What is the main driving force behind plate tectonics?

Back

Convection currents in the mantle

Front

What is the term for the molten rock beneath the Earth's surface?

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Magma