Continental Drift and Rock Stress

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This Scientist was credited with coming up with the theory of continental drift.

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Alfred Wegner

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How far does the North American plate move per year?

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2.75cm

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The place where 2 tectonic plates meet is a

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Plate Boundary

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Convection currents in the mantle do this:

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Drive plate movement

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What type of boundary is this? Options: Transform Boundary, Convergent Boundary, Divergent Boundary

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Convergent Boundary

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What type of boundary is this?

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Divergent

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What type of boundary is this? Options: Convergent Boundary, Divergent Boundary, Transform Boundary

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Transform Boundary

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Subduction causes what type of land feature? (Options: Trench, Mountain, Valley, Volcano)

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Trench

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The upward arches in folded rock are?

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Anticlines

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The breaking of Earth's crust and the sliding of the blocks of crust along the break

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Faulting