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ES113AX-2.05
CAVA Earth Science 113AX Flashcards for 2.05
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specific places underneath many plates, called <span style="font-weight:600; color:#0000ff;">[...]</span>, have unique geologic features associated with them. | specific places underneath many plates, called <span style="font-weight:600; color:#0000ff;">hot spots</span>, have unique geologic features associated with them. |
When one plate slides past another, the boundary is called a <span style="font-weight:600; color:#0000ff;">[...]</span> boundary | When one plate slides past another, the boundary is called a <span style="font-weight:600; color:#0000ff;">transform</span> boundary |
The major geologic feature of a transform boundary is one or more parallel cracks, or <span style="font-weight:600; color:#0000ff;">[...]</span> | The major geologic feature of a transform boundary is one or more parallel cracks, or <span style="font-weight:600; color:#0000ff;">faults</span> |
the North American plate slides past the Pacific plate, thereby creating <span style="font-weight:600; color:#0000ff;">[...]</span> all along Southern California. | the North American plate slides past the Pacific plate, thereby creating <span style="font-weight:600; color:#0000ff;">earthquakes</span> all along Southern California. |
In some areas, more than two plates interact in complex ways. These boundaries are called <span style="font-weight:600; color:#0000ff;">[...]</span>. | In some areas, more than two plates interact in complex ways. These boundaries are called <span style="font-weight:600; color:#0000ff;">plate boundary zones</span>. |
Plate movements over hot spots create<span style="font-weight:600; color:#0000ff;">[...]</span>. | Plate movements over hot spots create<span style="font-weight:600; color:#0000ff;"> volcanic chains</span>. |
Besides upper mantle convection, scientists think that narrow areas of hot molten rock called mantle plumes, or <span style="font-weight:600; color:#0000ff;">[...]</span>, come from deeper in the earth and that they influence plates. | Besides upper mantle convection, scientists think that narrow areas of hot molten rock called mantle plumes, or <span style="font-weight:600; color:#0000ff;">hot spots</span>, come from deeper in the earth and that they influence plates. |
The best example of a mantle plume or hot spot is the <span style="font-weight:600; color:#0000ff;">[...]</span> Islands. | The best example of a mantle plume or hot spot is the <span style="font-weight:600; color:#0000ff;">Hawaiian</span> Islands. |
<br />Plate tectonics can explain the breakup of <span style="font-weight:600; color:#0000ff;">[...]</span>. | <br />Plate tectonics can explain the breakup of <span style="font-weight:600; color:#0000ff;">Pangaea</span>. |
Wegener's theory was initially rejected because he could not explain <span style="font-weight:600; color:#0000ff;">[...]</span>. | Wegener's theory was initially rejected because he could not explain <span style="font-weight:600; color:#0000ff;">how continents moved</span>. |
Now, with <span style="font-weight:600; color:#0000ff;">[...]</span> theory, we can tell the story of the breakup of Pangaea. | Now, with <span style="font-weight:600; color:#0000ff;">plate tectonic</span> theory, we can tell the story of the breakup of Pangaea. |
A mantle plume under <span style="font-weight:600; color:#0000ff;">[...]</span> started the breakup of Pangaea. | A mantle plume under <span style="font-weight:600; color:#0000ff;">Iceland</span> started the breakup of Pangaea. |
The divergence of the Americas from Europe and Africa caused the Pacific to <span style="font-weight:600; color:#0000ff;">[...]</span>. | The divergence of the Americas from Europe and Africa caused the Pacific to <span style="font-weight:600; color:#0000ff;">shrink</span>. |
<span style="font-weight:600; color:#0000ff;">[...]</span> hit Asia. Neither continent sank, and the collision pushed up the Himalayas and the Plateau of Tibet. | <span style="font-weight:600; color:#0000ff;">India</span> hit Asia. Neither continent sank, and the collision pushed up the Himalayas and the Plateau of Tibet. |
As plates move past each other, <span style="font-weight:600; color:#0000ff;">[...]</span> boundaries form. | As plates move past each other, <span style="font-weight:600; color:#0000ff;">transform</span> boundaries form. |
Transform boundaries are characterized by parallel <span style="font-weight:600; color:#0000ff;">[...]</span> that connect other features, such as rift valley ridges and trenches. | Transform boundaries are characterized by parallel <span style="font-weight:600; color:#0000ff;">faults</span> that connect other features, such as rift valley ridges and trenches. |
<span style="font-weight:600; color:#0000ff;">[...]</span> boundaries form at weak points in the plates or where the plate margins curve. | <span style="font-weight:600; color:#0000ff;">Transform</span> boundaries form at weak points in the plates or where the plate margins curve. |
Transform boundaries form at <span style="font-weight:600; color:#0000ff;">[...]</span> points in the plates or where the plate margins curve. | Transform boundaries form at <span style="font-weight:600; color:#0000ff;">weak</span> points in the plates or where the plate margins curve. |
When plates move over hot spots, chains of <span style="font-weight:600; color:#0000ff;">[...]</span> form. | When plates move over hot spots, chains of <span style="font-weight:600; color:#0000ff;">volcanoes</span> form. |