Hess's theory that new seafloor is formed when magma is forced uward toward the surface at the mid-ocean ridge.

Large,ancient landmass that was composed of all the continents together.

Tough, flexible tissue similar to bone but is softer and less vrittle.

Distance in degrees north or south of the equator.

Distance in degrees east or west of the prime meridian.

Imaginary line that wraps around Earth at 0 degrees latitude, halfway between the north and south poles.

Imaginary line thatrepresents 0 degrees longitude and runs from the north pole through Greenwich, England, to the south pole.

Theory that Earth's crust and upper mantle broken into plates that float and move around on a plasticlike layer of mantle.

A measure of the energy released by an earthquake.

Movement of the ground that occurs when rocks inside Earth pass their elastic limit, break suddenly, and experience elastic rebound.

Remains, imprints, or traces of prehistoric organisms that can tell when and where organisms once lived and how they lived.

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Question	Answer
Seafloor Spreading	Hess's theory that new seafloor is formed when magma is forced uward toward the surface at the mid-ocean ridge.
Pangaea	Large,ancient landmass that was composed of all the continents together.
Cartilage	Tough, flexible tissue similar to bone but is softer and less vrittle.
Latitude	Distance in degrees north or south of the equator.
Longitude	Distance in degrees east or west of the prime meridian.
Equator	Imaginary line that wraps around Earth at 0 degrees latitude, halfway between the north and south poles.
Prime Meridian	Imaginary line thatrepresents 0 degrees longitude and runs from the north pole through Greenwich, England, to the south pole.
Plate Tectonics	Theory that Earth's crust and upper mantle broken into plates that float and move around on a plasticlike layer of mantle.
Magnitude	A measure of the energy released by an earthquake.
Earthquake	Movement of the ground that occurs when rocks inside Earth pass their elastic limit, break suddenly, and experience elastic rebound.
Fossils	Remains, imprints, or traces of prehistoric organisms that can tell when and where organisms once lived and how they lived.

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