Science?

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What is the Lithosphere made up of?

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A mixture of minerals.

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What is the sole reason why the plates move?

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Convection currents.

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What do we call the areas where magma rises and collects within the crust?

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Chambers.

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What are Earth's crust and upper part of the mantle broken into?

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Tectonic plates.

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Who proposed the theory of continental drift?

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Alfred Wegener.

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What is the definition of tectonic plates?

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Large pieces of the Earth's lithosphere that move and interact with each other.

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What is convection in the context of Earth's mantle?

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The process of heat transfer through the movement of fluid, causing the mantle to flow and drive plate tectonics.

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What is the difference between the lithosphere and the asthenosphere?

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The lithosphere is rigid and includes the crust and upper mantle, while the asthenosphere is semi-fluid and allows for the movement of tectonic plates.

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What geological feature is formed at divergent plate boundaries?

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Mid-ocean ridges.

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What geological feature is formed at convergent plate boundaries?

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Mountain ranges or deep ocean trenches.