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6R Geology
Terms from Unit 2 Earthquakes and Volcanoes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What process occurs along the mid ocean ridge and creates new land? | Sea-floor spreading |
| Large sections of the Earth's lithosphere are called ____________________. | plates |
| The thickest layer of the Earth | Mantle |
| When 2 plates come together or collide, it is called a __________________boundary. | Convergent |
| When continental crust collides with continental crust, what is the result? | Mountains form |
| What process occurs when dense oceanic crust is pushed back down into the mantle? | subduction |
| When two plates pull apart or separate, it is called a ___________________boundary. | divergent |
| What is the name of the supercontinent that existed 300 m.y.a.? | Pangaea |
| The large sections of the lithosphere are in slow constant motion, driven by the convection current. Which theory is this? | Theory of Plate Tectonics |
| What are the four layers of the Earth, in order, from the center to the surface? | inner core, outer core, mantle and crust |
| Who came up with the Continental Drift Theory? | Alfred Wegener |