Continental Drift and Plate Tectonics

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Who is credited with developing the theory of continental drift?

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Alfred Wegener

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What type of plate boundary causes folded mountains to form?

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Convergent boundary

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When an oceanic plate and a continental plate collide, which one subducts?

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Oceanic plate

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Which two continents fit together most noticeably?

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South America and Africa

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What type of boundary is formed when plates separate?

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Divergent boundary

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What is the theory of plate tectonics?

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The theory that the Earth's outer shell is divided into several plates that glide over the mantle.

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What is subduction?

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The process where one tectonic plate moves under another and sinks into the mantle.

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What are tectonic plates?

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

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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 geological features are formed at divergent boundaries?

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Mid-ocean ridges and rift valleys.