CONTINENTAL DRIFT AND PLATE TECTONICS

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What type of rock mainly makes up oceanic crust?

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Basalt is the primary rock type that makes up oceanic crust.

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Approximately when did the supercontinent Pangaea begin to break apart?

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Pangaea began to break apart about 200 million years ago.

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What does the distribution of Mesosaurus fossils on South America and Africa suggest?

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The distribution suggests that South America and Africa were once connected to one another.

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What type of plate boundary are subduction zones associated with?

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Subduction zones are associated with convergent plate boundaries.

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Who is best known for the hypothesis of continental drift?

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Alfred Wegener is best known for the hypothesis of continental drift.

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What is the theory of plate tectonics?

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The theory of plate tectonics explains the movement of Earth's lithospheric plates and how they interact at their boundaries.

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What are the three main types of plate boundaries?

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The three main types of plate boundaries are convergent, divergent, and transform boundaries.

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What occurs at a divergent plate boundary?

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At a divergent plate boundary, tectonic plates move apart, leading to the formation of new crust, often seen at mid-ocean ridges.

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What is subduction?

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

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What geological features are commonly formed at convergent boundaries?

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Convergent boundaries often form mountain ranges, deep ocean trenches, and volcanic arcs.