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Mr. Lenz's Review
Mr. Lenz's Vocabulary Review Ch 4F, Section 2 & 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The hypothesis that states that the continents once formed a single landmass, broke up, and drifted to their present locations. | Continental Drift |
| The process by which new oceanic lithosphere forms as the magma rises towards the surface and solidifies. | Sea-Floor Spreading |
| The theory that explains how large pieces of the Earth's outer layer move and change shape | Plate Tectonics |
| The boundary formed by the collision of two plates | Convergent Boundary |
| The boundary between two plates that are moving away from each other | Divergent Boundary |
| The boundary between plates that are sliding past each other horizontally | Transform Boundary |