a supercontinent that existed between about 335 and 175 million years ago

the movement caused within a fluid by the tendency of hotter and therefore less dense material to rise, and colder, denser material to sink under the influence of gravity, which consequently results in transfer of heat.

what is continental drift

the theory that Earth's continents have slowly moved across the planet's surface over geological time, driven by the movement of tectonic plates

the bending or warping of rock layers due to compressional stress

the thick layer of Earth between the crust and outer core, whose slow convection currents are the primary driver of tectonic plate movement

a large, rigid slab of the Earth's lithosphere that moves relative to other plates

large natural elevations of the Earth's surface that form primarily through the movement and interaction of tectonic plates

huge masses of ice that are a result of long-term cooling of the Earth's climate

the very hot and dense, metallic center of the Earth, composed of a solid inner core and a liquid outer core made primarily of iron and nickel

a broad, flat area of land that may have formed through the collision of tectonic plates

the breakdown of surface materials by agents like wind, water, ice, and chemical reactions

the process of wearing away Earth's surface materials and transporting them elsewhere

refers to the loose particles of rock, minerals, and organic matter that accumulate in sedimentary basins, which are created by tectonic forces.

a landform, typically fan-shaped, formed at the mouth of a river where it enters a larger, stiller body of water like a lake or ocean

the geological process in plate tectonics where one tectonic plate moves under another and sinks into the Earth's mantle

refers to the two points in the year (around March 20 and September 23) when the Sun is directly above the Earth's equator, resulting in approximately equal lengths of day and night across the globe

the orbital motion of a celestial body as it travels in a path, or orbit, around another object

the curved path that one celestial body or artificial object follows around another due to gravity

the spinning motion of an object around its own internal, imaginary line called an axis of rotation

a moment in time when the Sun's apparent path in the sky is farthest north or south of the Earth's equator

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Question	Answer
What is Pangea	a supercontinent that existed between about 335 and 175 million years ago
What is convection	the movement caused within a fluid by the tendency of hotter and therefore less dense material to rise, and colder, denser material to sink under the influence of gravity, which consequently results in transfer of heat.
what is continental drift	the theory that Earth's continents have slowly moved across the planet's surface over geological time, driven by the movement of tectonic plates
what is folding	the bending or warping of rock layers due to compressional stress
what is mantle	the thick layer of Earth between the crust and outer core, whose slow convection currents are the primary driver of tectonic plate movement
what is a plate	a large, rigid slab of the Earth's lithosphere that moves relative to other plates
what are mountains	large natural elevations of the Earth's surface that form primarily through the movement and interaction of tectonic plates
what are glaciers	huge masses of ice that are a result of long-term cooling of the Earth's climate
what is core	the very hot and dense, metallic center of the Earth, composed of a solid inner core and a liquid outer core made primarily of iron and nickel
what are plains	a broad, flat area of land that may have formed through the collision of tectonic plates
what is weathering	the breakdown of surface materials by agents like wind, water, ice, and chemical reactions
what is erosion	the process of wearing away Earth's surface materials and transporting them elsewhere
what is sediment	refers to the loose particles of rock, minerals, and organic matter that accumulate in sedimentary basins, which are created by tectonic forces.
what is a delta	a landform, typically fan-shaped, formed at the mouth of a river where it enters a larger, stiller body of water like a lake or ocean
what is Subduction	the geological process in plate tectonics where one tectonic plate moves under another and sinks into the Earth's mantle
what is equinox	refers to the two points in the year (around March 20 and September 23) when the Sun is directly above the Earth's equator, resulting in approximately equal lengths of day and night across the globe
what is a revolution	the orbital motion of a celestial body as it travels in a path, or orbit, around another object
what is an orbit	the curved path that one celestial body or artificial object follows around another due to gravity
what is a rotation	the spinning motion of an object around its own internal, imaginary line called an axis of rotation
what is a solstice	a moment in time when the Sun's apparent path in the sky is farthest north or south of the Earth's equator

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