Plate Tectonics

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Ocean Ridges are formed by _______ plate boundaries

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Divergent

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The type of plate boundary where two plates come together is a .....

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Convergent Boundary

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A place where two plates slip past each other, moving in opposite directions, is known as a _______

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Transform Boundary

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The movement of the tectonic plates is caused by _______

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Convection currents in the Asthenosphere

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Wegener’s proposal of a supercontinent was supported by _______

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Rock, fossil, and climate data.

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What is a tectonic plate?

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A large, rigid slab of solid rock that makes up the Earth's lithosphere.

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What is the lithosphere?

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The outer layer of the Earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.

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What is the Asthenosphere?

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The semi-fluid layer of the mantle beneath the lithosphere that allows tectonic plates to move.

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What is a rift valley?

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A lowland region formed by the divergence of tectonic plates.

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What is subduction?

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The process where one tectonic plate moves under another and sinks into the mantle.