PLATE TECTONICS

Front

The idea that continents were once part of a single landmass that broke apart and moved.

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CONTINENTAL DRIFT

Front

Forms where plates are moving away from each other is called _______.

Back

Divergent

Front

Formed where two sections of Earth’s crust are colliding.

Back

Convergent

Front

The land mass where all of the continents were once together in one large continent is called ________________.

Back

Pangea

Front

Tectonic plates consist of: Continental crust, Oceanic Crust, Both continental and oceanic, Asthenosphere

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Both continental and oceanic

Front

The fact that similar fossils are found on both sides of the ocean is evidence of____.

Back

continental drift

Front

The movement of the tectonic plates is caused by:

Back

convection currents

Front

Observe this diagram of a plate boundary. One statement BEST describes what is happening.

Back

the denser oceanic crust is subducting under the less dense oceanic crust

Front

What causes the movement of Earth's plates?

Back

convection

Front

What happens when mountain ranges are formed?

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converging two continental crust