In each blank, try to type in the
word that is missing. If you've
typed in the correct word, the
blank will turn green.
If your not sure what answer should be entered, press the space bar and the next missing letter will be displayed. When you are all done, you should look back over all your answers and review the ones in red. These ones in red are the ones which you needed help on. Term: Definition: layer on the earths mantle, but still lower than the lithosphere Term: Definition: Process where two tectonics plates Term: spreading Definition: that the oceanic crust was created at the ocean ridges Term: convectionDefinition: Convection currents in the mantle that are thought to be the main of plate movements Term: pushDefinition: connected to convection currents in the earths mantle , occurs when the weight of a elevated ridge pushes an oceanic plate towards a subsection Term: Slab Definition: process involved with convection currents, occurs when the weight of a subduction plate pulls the lithosphere into a subduction zone Term: Lava Definition: flowing onto the earths surface Term: MagmaDefinition: rock below the earths surface Term: platesDefinition: pieces of the crust that the earths surface Term: Theory of continental Definition: Wegeners theory that continent were once one big super continent called Pangea Term: boundary Definition: place where two tectonic plates will move each other Term: boundaryDefinition: where two of earths tectonic plates will apart Term: boundaryDefinition: Place where two tectonic plates end up horizontally away from each other Term: Hot spot Definition: A hot area in the mantle Term: Epicenter(in regards to )Definition: on Earths surface directly above the focus of an earthquake Term: (in regards to earthquakes)Definition: of the initial fault rupture where an earthquake originates Term: PangaeaDefinition: A landmass made up of all the continents that had supposedly to break up around 200million years ago Term: Geo Definition: Geological dangers that may changes to the Earth's surface Term: Reverse Definition: Formed by and horizontal compression, it causes a vertical movement upwards along a fault plane Term: -slip fault Definition: Caused by horizontal shear that causes horizontal along a fault plane Term: fault Definition: Its tension causes vertical movement downwards a fault plane Term: CompressionDefinition: Stress that decreases the of a material Term: TensionDefinition: Stress that a material apart Term: Definition: Stress that a material to twist Term: FelsicDefinition: Light colored rock Term: Definition: Dark Colored rock that are made of more lighter elements that are more buoyant |
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