

Geology and Tectonics Flashcards
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Science
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8th Grade
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Hard
DEBORAH MORAGA
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1.
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Tectonic plates
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A block of lithosphere that consists of the crust and the rigid, outermost part of the mantle that move by convection currents.
2.
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Paleomagnetism
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The study of the alignment of magnetic minerals in rock, specifically as it relates to the reversal of Earth's magnetic poles; also the magnetic properties that rock acquires during formation.
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Continental drift
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The gradual movement of the continents across the earth's surface through geological time.
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Sea-floor spreading
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The process by which new oceanic lithosphere forms as magma rises toward the surface and solidifies.
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
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Divergent boundary
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The boundary between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other.
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Convergent boundary
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A tectonic plate boundary where two plates collide, come together, or crash into each other.
7.
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Transform boundary
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The boundary between tectonic plates that are sliding past each other horizontally.
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