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Plate Tectonics

Plates, layers of Earth, Pangea

TermDefinition
A plate is also know as the... lithosphere
Ex. of a country formed by 2 ocean plates converging is... Japan/Indonesia
plates move average of ____-____ cm/year 1-10
type of boundary when 2 plates slide past one another Transform *(review section)
heat transfers through an empty space radiation *
type of boundary when 2 plates moves apart Divergent *
northern section of Pangaea Laurasia
southern part of Pangaea Gonwanaland
type of boundary where 2 plates cash Convergent *
giant ocean surrounding Pangaea Panthalassa
chain of volcanoes on land Volcanic Arc
only flexible mantle layer Asthenosphere *(layers of Earth)
Mountain range in the US that formed from 1 ocean plate and 1 continental plate converging Northern Cascades
Mid Atlantic Ridge is a place where oceanic crust is... created
many people incorrectly believed a _______ _______ connecting the continents land bridge
the plates move because of... convection currents
the upper mantle and crust form the... lithosphere
mountains are formed when... 2 continental plates collide
when 2 continental plates collide a _________ _____ is formed Island Arc
the earth system that contains life biosphere *
the core is made of _____ and ______ Iron and Nickel
where magma burns a hole in the plates and creates volcanoes hot spot *
crust can be created and.... destroyed
the lower mantle... mesosphere
the place where 1 plate goes under another subduction zone
the world's longest mountain range formed by a divergent boundary Mid Atlantic Ridge
a very deep hole that occurs when plates subduct trench
when 2 oceanic plates collide, the _______/_______ subducts heavier/denser
the man credited with the idea of continental drift Alfred Wegener
a force where landmass is added to the Earth constructive force *
the Earth's systems are driven by... energy
where most of the world's volcanoes are located Ring of Fire *
gas that makes up most of our atmosphere nitrogen
the liquid _____ ____ creates a magnetic field outer core
the _____ mountains are result of 2 continental plates converging Himalayan/Appalachian/European Alps.
2 examples of hot spots Yellowstone and Hawaii
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