Plate Tectonics

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What causes the movement of Earth’s plates?

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Convection currents in the mantle.

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What is a Rock Forming Mineral?

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Any mineral that forms igneous, sedimentary, or metamorphic rocks and typically forms as part of rock-making processes.

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What geological feature is produced by a collision between two pieces of continental crust at a converging boundary?

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A mountain range.

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What technology was used in the mid-1900s to map the mid-ocean ridge?

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Sonar.

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Where does molten material rise during sea-floor spreading?

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Along mid-ocean ridges.

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What is the Earth's lithosphere?

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

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What is a tectonic plate?

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A large, rigid piece of the Earth's lithosphere that moves and interacts with other plates.

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What is the theory of plate tectonics?

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The theory that explains the movement of the Earth's plates and the processes that occur at their boundaries.

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What is a convergent boundary?

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A tectonic plate boundary where two plates collide, often forming mountains or trenches.

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What is a divergent boundary?

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A tectonic plate boundary where two plates move apart, often creating new oceanic crust.