Topic 4

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Who proposed the hypothesis of continental drift?

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Alfred Wegener

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What type of fault has the hanging wall moving downward relative to the footwall?

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Normal faults

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What is the process called when two tectonic plates move away from each other?

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Divergent boundary

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What primarily causes tectonic plate movement?

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Heat from the Earth's core causing convection currents

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What was the name of the supercontinent that existed during the late Paleozoic and early Mesozoic eras?

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Pangea

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What is a tectonic plate?

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A massive slab of solid rock that makes up the Earth's lithosphere.

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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 is a convergent boundary?

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

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What is a transform boundary?

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

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What is subduction?

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