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extinction notes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what is extinction | Extinction occurs when a species disappears from earth |
| what is mass extinction | Mass extinction occurs when a large number of a species dies off |
| what is natural selection | Natural selection explains how populations evolve into new species |
| what is adaption | Adaption organisms change in survival and reproduction |
| what is continental drift | Continental drift content moves to present location |
| what is tectonic plates | Tectonic plate land broke into large sections |
| what is convergent boundaries | Convergent boundaries push together and rise |
| what are divergent boundaries | Divergent boundaries pull apart |
| what is transform boundaries | Transform boundaries slide past each other |
| what is Mechanical weathering | Mechanical weathering weathers rocks without changing chemical make up |
| what is Chemical weathering | Chemical weathering changes chemical composition |
| what is Subduction | Subduction a deep canyon |
| what is a Fault | Fault earths crust where movement occurs |
| what is a hot spot | hot spot volcanic activity over a plate |