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plate tectonics

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The outermost shell of the earth is called the _____

crust

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Ocean trenches and volcanic mountains are two surface features commonly found at:

Convergent plate boundaries.

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Which term is used to describe the continuous heating and cooling of magma within the mantle?

convection currents

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Which term is used to describe the upper portion of the mantle where convection currents occur?

Asthenosphere

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What 3 major forms of evidence did Wegener use to support his theory of Continental Drift?

Landforms, Climate, Fossils

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What type of plate boundary is shown in the diagram below?

Transform

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What type of plate boundary is shown in the diagram below?

Convergent

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What process occurs when one plate sinks beneath another plate because it is more dense?

subduction

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What type of plate boundary is shown in the diagram below?

Convergent

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The Himalayan Mountain range was formed by which type of plate boundary?

Convergent

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The Mid-Atlantic Ridge formed along which type of plate boundary?

Divergent

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At what type of plate boundary do tectonic plates slide past one another?

transform

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What geological event happens at a transform boundary?

earthquake

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At what type of plate boundary is new crust created?

divergent boundary

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The crust is made up of what type of solid rock?

hard solid

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The upper part of the mantle is made up of what type of solid rock?

soft solid

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