Plate Tectonics Vocab. Flashcard

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All continents were once part of a supercontinent called:

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Pangea

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New oceanic crust forms at mid-ocean ridges, pushing older crust away.

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Seafloor Spreading

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Magnetized objects reverse direction and point south.

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Reverse Polarity

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Theory that Earth's surface consists of moving rigid rock slabs.

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Plate Tectonics

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Boundary formed when two plates separate:

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Divergent

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Type of boundary formed when two plates collide.

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Convergent

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As a slab sinks, it pulls on the plate, known as:

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Slab Pull

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Rising mantle material at mid-ocean ridges causes plates to move away, known as:

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Ridge Push

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Theory suggesting continents move on Earth's surface:

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Continental Drift

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Mountain ranges in oceans:

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Mid Ocean Ridges

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