Plate Tectonics

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What is Plate Tectonics?

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

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What is continental drift?

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The movement of the Earth's continents relative to each other.

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What is a convergent boundary?

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A type of plate boundary where two plates crash into each other.

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What is a divergent boundary?

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A type of plate boundary where two plates move apart.

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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.

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What is subduction?

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The process where one plate moves under another plate.

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What is a fossil record?

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The history of life on Earth as documented by fossils.

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What evidence supports continental drift?

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Continent shapes, fossil records, and rock layers.

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What is an example of a convergent boundary?

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The boundary between the Indian Plate and the Eurasian Plate.

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What is an example of a divergent boundary?

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The Mid-Atlantic Ridge.