Plate Boundaries

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What was the name of the large continent that all continents were once part of?

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Pangea

Front

What is the theory that states that pieces of Earth's crust are in constant, slow motion?

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Plate tectonics

Front

What is a plate boundary where two plates move away from each other called?

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Divergent Boundary

Front

Who created the idea of continental drift?

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Alfred Wegener

Front

What is the term for the area where one plate slides under another plate?

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Subduction zone

Front

What type of plate boundary occurs when two plates collide?

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Convergent Boundary

Front

What is the process called when an oceanic plate sinks beneath a continental plate?

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Subduction

Front

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

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Transform Boundary

Front

What geological feature is often formed at divergent boundaries?

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Mid-ocean ridges

Front

What is the main driving force behind plate tectonics?

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Convection currents in the mantle