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Plate tectonics, plate boundaries, geological events and structures

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When two continental plates pull apart what geologic event or structure occurs?

Mid-ocean ridge

Oceanic Trench

Volcanoes

Continental Rift

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A long time ago all the continents were connected, what was the name of this supercontinent?

Pangea

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What two plates need to interact for a chain of volcanoes to form?

Continental and Oceanic

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What two plates need to interact for a mid-ocean ridge to form?

Oceanic and Oceanic

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What two plates need to interact for a mountains to form?

Continental and Continental

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Who was the first person to introduce the idea of plate tectonics?

Charles Darwin

Gregor Mendal

Alfred Wegener

Isaac Newton

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What is seafloor spreading?

When two oceanic plates pull apart, magma rises up and creates new crust. This happens over and over again causing the seafloor to get wider.

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