What hypothesis states that the continents were once joined to form a single supercontinent?
Continental Drift and Plate Tectonics

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FLASHCARD QUESTION
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Continental Drift
2.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What type of plate boundary creates the Great Rift Valley in Africa and the Mid-Atlantic Ridge?
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Divergent Boundary
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What is the name of the supercontinent that existed millions of years ago?
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Pangaea
4.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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Where are earthquakes and volcanoes most likely found?
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At plate boundaries
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What phenomenon is most likely produced by transform boundaries?
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Earthquakes
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
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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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FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What is the process called when one tectonic plate moves under another?
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Subduction
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