Plate Tectonics

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What are the three main types of plate boundaries?

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Divergent, Convergent, Transform

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Explain the process of seafloor spreading as evidence for plate tectonics.

Back

New oceanic crust is formed through volcanic activity and then gradually moves away from the mid-ocean ridges, providing evidence for the movement of tectonic plates.

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How do tectonic plates move at divergent boundaries?

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Tectonic plates move away from each other.

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Discuss the impact of plate tectonics on the formation of mountains and earthquakes.

Back

Plate tectonics influence the formation of mountains through uplift and folding, and cause earthquakes due to the movement of tectonic plates.

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Who proposed the theory of continental drift and when?

Back

Alfred Wegener in 1912

Front

What technological advancements helped in the confirmation of plate tectonics theory?

Back

Seafloor mapping, seismic imaging, and GPS measurements

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What are the two types of plate boundaries where plates move past each other horizontally?

Back

Transform boundaries and faults

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Describe the evidence of fossil distribution to support the theory of plate tectonics.

Back

Fossil distribution across continents that were once connected

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What causes tectonic plates to move at convergent boundaries?

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Subduction

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Explain the connection between plate tectonics and the formation of volcanic activity.

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Plate tectonics causes the movement of the Earth's lithosphere, leading to the formation of volcanic activity at plate boundaries.