Continental Drift and Plate Tectonics

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What is the theory that describes the movement of Earth's continents?

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Continental drift

Front

What scientific concept explains the movement of Earth's lithospheric plates?

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Plate tectonics

Front

What is the name of the supercontinent that existed during the late Paleozoic and early Mesozoic eras?

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Pangaea

Front

Which layer of the Earth is involved in plate tectonic movements?

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The lithosphere

Front

What is the process called when one tectonic plate moves under another?

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Subduction

Front

What is the boundary called where two tectonic plates meet?

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Plate boundary

Front

Which type of plate boundary is characterized by plates sliding past each other?

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Transform boundary

Front

What geological feature is commonly formed at a convergent plate boundary?

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Mountain ranges

Front

What is the process called when tectonic plates move apart?

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Divergence

Front

Which oceanic feature is formed by divergent tectonic plates?

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Mid-ocean ridge