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What is Plate Tectonics?

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The theory that explains the movement of the Earth's lithosphere, which is divided into tectonic plates that float on the semi-fluid asthenosphere.

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What evidence supports the theory of continental drift?

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Identical plant and animal fossils found on continents that are now separated.

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What is a mid-ocean ridge?

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An underwater mountain range formed by plate tectonics where two oceanic plates are diverging.

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What happens at a convergent boundary?

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Two tectonic plates move towards each other, which can result in the formation of mountains, earthquakes, or volcanic activity.

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What is a transform boundary?

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A type of plate boundary where two plates slide past each other, often causing earthquakes.

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What geological feature is formed when two oceanic plates separate?

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A mid-ocean ridge is formed when rising magma cools and hardens.

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What is a divergent boundary?

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A boundary where two tectonic plates move away from each other, often creating new oceanic crust.

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What is subduction?

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The process where one tectonic plate moves under another plate and sinks into the mantle.

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What are tectonic plates?

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Large sections of the Earth's lithosphere that move and interact with each other.

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What is the Ring of Fire?

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A major area in the basin of the Pacific Ocean where many earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur due to tectonic plate movements.

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