Plate Tectonics and Earth Layers

Front

What is the name of the supercontinent that existed millions of years ago?

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Pangaea

Front

What are the three types of plate boundaries?

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Convergent, divergent, transform

Front

What is the process called when tectonic plates move away from each other?

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Divergent boundary

Front

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

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Subduction

Front

What evidence supports the theory of continental drift?

Back

Similar fossils found on different continents.

Front

What is the term for the outermost layer of the Earth?

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Crust

Front

What is the layer of the Earth located beneath the crust?

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Mantle

Front

What is the core of the Earth primarily made of?

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Iron and nickel

Front

What geological feature is formed at a convergent boundary?

Back

Mountains or deep ocean trenches

Front

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

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Plate tectonics