What is a tectonic plate?
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A tectonic plate is a massive, irregularly shaped slab of solid rock that makes up the Earth's lithosphere, which is divided into several plates that float on the semi-fluid asthenosphere.
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Name the tectonic plate that includes North America.
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North American Plate.
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What type of heat transfer causes water to boil?
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Convection.
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What is the evidence used by Wegener to support his theory of continental drift?
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Wegener used evidence such as continents and fossils fitting together like puzzle pieces, glacier scars, and mountain ranges lining up across continents.
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What geological feature is formed at a mid-ocean ridge?
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A mid-ocean ridge is formed by the upwelling of magma from the mantle, creating new oceanic crust as tectonic plates pull apart.
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What geological feature is associated with ocean trenches?
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Ocean trenches are deep, narrow depressions in the ocean floor formed by the subduction of one tectonic plate beneath another.
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What is convection?
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Convection is the transfer of heat through the movement of fluids (liquids or gases) caused by differences in temperature and density.
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