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What is a convergent boundary
Boundary with > < as symbol
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Who is Alfred Wegener
Founder of the Continental Drift Theory
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What is an earthquake
Difficult to predict and common near plate boundaries
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What is a volcano?
A place where magma is or has erupted
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What are physical and chemical
The two types of weathering
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What is a divergent boundary
Boundary with < > as symbol
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What is the Continental Drift Theory
Fit of continents, paleo-magnetism, and fossils on different continents are all examples of this theory
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What is the focus
The part underground where an earthquake begins
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What is a dormant volcano?
A volcano that is active, not erupting, but supposed to erupt again
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What is physical weathering
Ice wedging is caused by this type of weathering
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What are convection currents
Causes the movement of lithospheric plates
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What is a convergent boundary
Folded mountains, volcanic mountains, and oceanic trenches are all example of this boundary
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What is the doorway
Where we have the most safety in a room during an earthquake
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What is the ring of fire?
Area with the most volcanic activity
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What is chemical weathering
A marble statue that has been broken down by acid rain is caused by this type of weathering
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What is a divergent boundary
Boundary where North American plate meets Eurasian Plate
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What is a divergent boundary
Seafloor Spreading causes this boundary
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What is a surface wave
Wave that generally causes the most damage during an earthquake
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What is a hot spot
The cause of the formation of the Hawaiian Islands
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What is weathering
Wind, water, and ice are all examples
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What is a convergent boundary
Boundary where Nazca plate meets South American plate
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What is evidence that Antarctica was once near the equator
Fossils of tropical plants have been found in Antarctica
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What are P and S waves
Two waves scientists plot the difference of arrival times between to determine how far away an earthquake was
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What is a transform boundary
Ocean Ridges are caused by this boundary
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What are caves?
Created by carbonic acid and tend to house bats
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