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Plate Tectonics
Semester Exam
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Pangea | All the continets were once part of a supercontinent |
| Continental Drift | Suggested that continents are in a constant motion on the surface of the Earth |
| Mid-Ocean Ridge | The mountain ranges in the middle of the Earth |
| Seafloor Spreading | The process by which new oceanic crust forms along a mid-ocean ridge and old crust moves away from the ridge |
| Plate Tectonics | Earths surface is made of ridge slabs by rocks by rock, or plates, that move with respect to each other |
| Lithosphere | The cold and most rigid outermost layer |
| Divergent Plate Boundary | Forms where two plates separate |
| Transform Plate Boundary | Forms where two plates slide past each other |
| Convergent Plate Boundary | Form where two plates collide |
| Subduction | The denser the plate sinks below the more buoyant |
| Convection | The circulation of material caused by differences in temperature and density |