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Quick questions on Plate tectonics and its evidence: continental fit, fossils, sea-floor spreading and plate margins - Eduqas GCSE Geology

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What are the evidence for plate tectonics?
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Several independent lines of evidence support the theory:
What is the three types of plate margin?
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Plates interact at their edges, and the type of margin depends on how the plates move relative to each other:
What is q1?
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State what drives the movement of tectonic plates. [1 mark]
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Explain why matching fossils on two separate continents support plate tectonics. [2 marks]
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Name the type of plate margin where new oceanic crust is created. [1 mark]

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