Vocab Review: Unit A

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Map shows earthquake & volcano locations. They usually occur...

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at the edge of tectonic plates 在構造板塊的邊緣

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NOT evidence for Pangea:

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the density of continental crust is the same everywhere 各地地殼的密度是相同的

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Seafloor spreading occurs as a result of...

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divergent plate boundaries

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Relationship between age and distance from mid-ocean ridge:

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as distance increases, age increases

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Stripes on the Mid-Ocean ridge show magnetic polarity. The pattern is...

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symmetrical on both sides

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Stripes on the Mid-Ocean ridge indicate magnetic polarity. Current polarity is...

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normal because North points North 正常，因为北指向北

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A convection cell is when warm substance rises and cool substance sinks.

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warm substance rises, cool substance sinks.

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Convection is represented by circular arrows. In which Earth layer is convection found?

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asthenosphere (part of the mantle)

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NOT a geologic feature from convergent boundaries?

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rift valley 裂谷

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Seismic wave that travels fastest and arrives first during an earthquake.

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P wave