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plate tectonics
semester exam
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Pangaea | All the continents were once part of a supercontinent |
| Continental drift | Suggested that continents are in constant motion on the surface of Earth |
| Mid-ocean Ridge | the mountain rages in the middle of the oceans |
| Seafloor spreading | The process by which new oceanic crust forms along a mid-ocean ridge |
| Plate Tectonics | Earth`s surface is made of ridge slabs of rocks or plates that move with respect to each other |
| Lithospere | The cold and rigid outermost layer |
| Divergent plat boundary | Forms where two plates separate |
| Transform plate boundary | Forms where two plates slide past each other |
| Convergent plate boundary | Forms where two plates collide |
| Subduction | The denser plates sink below the more buoyant plate in a process |
| Convection | The circulation of material caused by differences in temperature and density |