plate tectonics

Front

Who was the first scientist to develop the idea of continental drift?

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Wegener

Front

What type of plate boundary are the Himalayas an example of?

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Continent-to-continent convergent

Front

What is the term for the area where one tectonic plate slides under another?

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Subduction zone

Front

What describes the large scale movement of the Earth’s lithosphere?

Back

Plate Tectonics

Front

What type of plate movement is characterized by plates moving apart?

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Divergent Boundary

Front

What is the term for the boundary where two tectonic plates slide past each other?

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Transform Boundary

Front

What geological feature is formed at a convergent boundary?

Back

Mountains or deep ocean trenches

Front

What is the primary driving force behind plate tectonics?

Back

Convection currents in the mantle

Front

What type of boundary occurs when an oceanic plate meets a continental plate?

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Ocean-to-continent convergent

Front

What is the result of two continental plates colliding?

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Formation of mountain ranges