Pangea Basics

Front

The circular arrows inside the Earth's Mantle represent what type of motion, that drives ALL plate movement?

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Convection Currents

Front

Look at the arrows in the Lithosphere, according to the plate movement, what type of boundary is this?

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Subduction Zone

Front

A Subduction Zone occurs when one more dense plate subductions under a less dense plate. What type of boundary could this be considered?

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Convergent Boundary

Front

This layer of Earth is the thickest part.

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mantle

Front

What is Pangaea?

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the name of the supercontinent that existed millions of years ago

Front

Name the boundary

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convergent boundary

Front

A subduction zone is formed...

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when one tectonic plate sinks below another.

Front

Whenever a subduction zone is formed a ______ is formed.

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Volcano

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Plate movement is caused by ______________.

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convection currents in the mantle

Front

Who is credited with developing the theory of continental drift?

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Alfred Wegener