Exploring Earth's Layers and Movements

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Who proposed the theory of continental drift?

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Alfred Wegener

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What is the outermost layer of the Earth called?

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Crust

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What is the name of the supercontinent that existed around 300 million years ago?

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Pangaea

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Which type of plate boundary is mainly associated with the creation of mountains?

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Convergent

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What is the primary evidence for the theory of continental drift?

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Fossil records

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What are the three main layers of the Earth?

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Crust, Mantle, Core

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What is the mantle?

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The layer of the Earth between the crust and the core, composed of semi-solid rock.

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What is the core of the Earth?

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The innermost layer of the Earth, consisting of a solid inner core and a liquid outer core.

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What is a tectonic plate?

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A large slab of solid rock that makes up the Earth's lithosphere and moves over the asthenosphere.

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What happens at a divergent plate boundary?

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Tectonic plates move apart, creating new crust as magma rises to the surface.