Plate Tectonics

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What is Plate Tectonics?

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The theory that explains the structure and movement of Earth's lithosphere, which is divided into tectonic plates.

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What are the three main types of plate boundaries?

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Convergent, Divergent, and Transform boundaries.

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What happens at a Divergent boundary?

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Tectonic plates move apart, creating new crust as magma rises to the surface.

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What is a Convergent boundary?

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A boundary where two tectonic plates collide, often forming mountains or causing subduction.

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What is Subduction?

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The process where one tectonic plate sinks beneath another, often leading to volcanic activity.

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What landform is typically created at a Convergent boundary between oceanic and continental crust?

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Oceanic trenches and volcanic arcs.

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What is the Great Rift Valley an example of?

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A Divergent boundary where tectonic plates are moving apart.

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What evidence supports Wegener's hypothesis of continental drift?

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Fossil distribution, geological similarities, and the fit of continental coastlines.

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What is a Transform boundary?

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A boundary where two tectonic plates slide past each other, causing earthquakes.

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What landform is created at a Divergent boundary?

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Mid-Ocean Ridge.