Plate Boundaries

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Who proposed the Continental Drift Theory?

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Alfred Wegener

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In what year was the Continental Drift Theory introduced?

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1912

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What type of crustal features form at a convergent boundary?

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Folded mountains

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What scientists have contributed to the theory of plate tectonics?

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Alfred Wegener and Harry Hess

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What is the name of the single large continent, from which the other continents were formed?

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Pangaea

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What is a tectonic plate?

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A large slab of Earth's lithosphere that moves and interacts with other plates.

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What are the three main types of plate boundaries?

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Convergent, Divergent, and Transform boundaries.

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What occurs at a divergent boundary?

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Tectonic plates move apart, leading to the formation of new crust, often seen at mid-ocean ridges.

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What geological features are commonly associated with transform boundaries?

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Fault lines and 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.