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Plate.Tectonics
Plate tectonics history, keywords, and definitions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is a fault? | A fault is a break in the lithosphere along which two bodies of rock can move. |
| What is a midocean ridge? | A midocean ridge is a long elevated region of the ocean floor with a central valley running along its top. |
| Tectonic Plates are __________. | Sections of the lithosphere that move slowly over the surface of the earth. |
| A trench is a _________________. | Narrow elongated depression along the ocean floor. |
| The continental drift theory was stated by whom? | Alfred Wegener |
| ________ was the super-continent 100milion years ago. _______ was the mega-ocean. When the super-continent split, _______ and _______ were created. | Pangaea, Panthalassa, Laurasia, and Gondwanaland. |
| What are the specific layers of the crust, mantle, and core, going deeper in each time? | The lithosphere (crust and outer mantle), the asthenosphere (lower mantle), the outer core, and the inner core. |