Plate Tectonics IO

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What is a convergent boundary?

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A tectonic plate boundary where two plates collide, come together, or crash into each other.

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What is the theory of plate tectonics?

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The theory that pieces of Earth's lithosphere are in constant motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle.

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What does the Continental Drift Theory propose?

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The theory that the continents have not always been in their present locations but have moved there over millions of years.

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What are the possible movements of Earth's tectonic plates?

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Plates can collide, spread apart, slide past each other, and supercontinents can form.

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In which direction would the next Hawaiian island form from the current islands?

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Southeast (SE).

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What is a divergent boundary?

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A tectonic plate boundary where two plates move away from each other.

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What is a transform boundary?

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A tectonic plate boundary where two plates slide past each other horizontally.

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Who proposed the Continental Drift Theory?

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Alfred Wegener.

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What is the lithosphere?

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

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What drives the movement of tectonic plates?

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Convection currents in the mantle.