Continental Drift and Plate Boundaries

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What is Continental Drift?

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The theory that continents have moved over geological time and were once joined together in a single landmass.

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What are tectonic plates?

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Large sections of the Earth's lithosphere that move and interact at their boundaries.

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What is a convergent boundary?

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A type of plate boundary where two plates move towards each other, often causing one plate to be forced below the other.

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What is a divergent boundary?

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A type of plate boundary where two plates move away from each other, leading to the formation of new crust.

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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 horizontally, often causing earthquakes.

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What geological features are commonly found at convergent boundaries?

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Mountains, deep ocean trenches, and volcanic arcs.

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What geological features are commonly found at divergent boundaries?

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Mid-ocean ridges and rift valleys.

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What geological features are commonly found at transform boundaries?

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Earthquakes and fault lines.

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Who proposed the theory of Continental Drift?

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Alfred Wegener.

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What evidence supports the theory of Continental Drift?

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Fossil distribution, geological similarities, and the fit of continental coastlines.