Plate Tectonics

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What is Plate Tectonics?

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The theory that explains the movement of Earth's plates and how they interact with each other.

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What are the three types of plate boundaries?

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Convergent, Divergent, and Transform boundaries.

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What happens at a convergent boundary?

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Plates move towards each other, often forming mountains or causing earthquakes.

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What is a divergent boundary?

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A boundary where two tectonic plates move away from each other, often creating new crust.

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What is a transform boundary?

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A boundary where two plates slide past each other horizontally, causing earthquakes.

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What geological feature is commonly formed at divergent boundaries?

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Mid-ocean ridges.

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What geological feature is commonly formed at convergent boundaries?

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Mountain ranges and trenches.

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What is the motion of Earth's plates?

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Slow and constant.

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What is continental drift?

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The hypothesis that continents move across the Earth's surface over geological time.

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What is the Ring of Fire?

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A region in the Pacific Ocean where a large number of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur.