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Earth Processes Quiz 3
Question | Answer |
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A long underwater mountain chain where plates move apart | Mid-ocean ridge |
Theory that huge pieces of Earth’s solid crust move very slowly | Plate tectonics |
Hot region of Earth’s upper mantle that flows very slowly | Asthenosphere |
Movement of heat energy in which the cooler, more dense materials falls and the hotter, less dense material rises | Convection |
Earth’s lithosphere is made up of huge moving sections, called _____________. | Plates |
New crust forms at ________ boundaries. | Divergent |
At convergent boundaries, plates ______. | Collide |
The San Andreas Fault is a ___________ fault, where blocks of crust scrape past each other. | Strike-slip |
What is the main earth process that occurs at an ocean trench? | Subduction |
What is the main earth process that occurs at a mid-ocean ridge? | Sea-Floor Spreading |