Tectonic Plates

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What is the theory that explains the movement of Earth's plates?

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Plate Tectonics

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What is continental drift?

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The hypothesis that continents have moved over geological time and were once joined together.

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What are tectonic plates?

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

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What is the process called when two tectonic plates move away from each other?

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Divergence

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What is the process called when two tectonic plates collide?

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Convergence

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What is subduction?

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The process where one tectonic plate slides under another.

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What geological feature is formed at a divergent boundary?

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Mid-ocean ridges.

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What geological feature is formed at a convergent boundary?

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Mountains.

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What is convection in the context of tectonic plates?

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The movement of warm magma rising and cooler magma sinking, driving plate movements.

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What is the mantle?

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The layer of the Earth located beneath the crust, composed of semi-solid rock.