Plate Tectonics

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What is the area where two tectonic plates meet called?

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A boundary.

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What type of boundary is the San Andreas Fault in California?

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Transform boundary.

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What was the name of the single, huge continent that existed according to the continental drift theory?

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Pangaea.

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What causes tectonic plates to move?

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Convection from the mantle.

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True or False: The Theory of Continental Drift states that Pangaea broke apart and the continents drifted away from each other.

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True.

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What are the three main types of tectonic plate boundaries?

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Convergent, Divergent, and Transform boundaries.

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What happens at a convergent boundary?

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Tectonic plates move towards each other, often causing one plate to be forced below another.

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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 crust.

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What is the process of subduction?

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

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What geological features are commonly formed at transform boundaries?

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Fault lines and earthquakes.