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Study Guide 5
Science
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| New ocean floor is created at the... | |
| The formations that run down the centers of mid-ocean ridges are called... | |
| Subduction occurs at... | |
| Strike - slip boundaries occur where two plates... | |
| Both plates buckle upward when... | |
| Compared to the oldest rocks on the ocean floor, the oldest rocks on land are... | |
| Which of the following was a giant continent from which all modern continents came? | Pangaea |
| According to the most widespread hypothesis, the source of the forces that move the plates is: | |
| The deepest parts of the ocean are... | |
| The theory of continental drift was developed by... | |
| Old ocean floor is destroyed, absorbed by the Earth, and re-melted beneath... | |
| Magnetic stripes in the ocean floor rocks tell us that... |