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Chapter ten

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The hypothesis states that the continents once formed a single, broke up, and drifted to their present locations. Continental drift
The process by which oceanic lithosphere forms as magama rises to earths surface Sea-floor spreading
The study of the alignment of magnetic minerals in rock specifically as it relates to the reversal of earths magnetic poles Paleomagnetism
The theory that explains how large pieces of the lithosphere called plates move and change shape Plate tectonics
The solid outer layer of earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle. Lithosphere
The solid plastic layer of the mantle beneath the lithosphere Asthenosphere
The boundary between tectonic plates that are moving away from each other Divergent boundary
The boundary between tectonic plates that are sliding past each other horizontally Transform boundary
The boundary between tectonic plates that are colliding Convergent boundary
The process by which earths crust breaks apart Rifting
A piece of lithosphere that has a unique geologic history and that may be part of a lager piece of lithosphere such as a continent Terrane
The process by which supercontinents form and apart over millions over years Supercontinent cycle
The supercontinent that formed 300 million years ago and began to break up 250 million years ago Pangaea
The single large ocean that covered earths surface before Pangaea Panthalassa
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