Plate Tectonics Flashcard

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Types of plate boundaries:

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Divergent, Convergent, Transform

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Process in Figure 2:

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Weathering

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Movement of tectonic plates is driven by:

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Internal processes within Earth

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Example of a land feature formed by plate movements:

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Mountain range

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Andes Mountains formed at oceanic-continental convergence of Nazca and South American plates. Whale fossils found over 5,000 feet high. Why are they there?

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Nazca plate movement lifted sea floor, bringing oceanic fossils up.

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Main source of Earth's heat?

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Radioactive decay

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Process in Earth's mantle driven by heat:

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Convection

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Movement of tectonic plates is caused by:

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Convection currents

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Matter in Earth's interior: Hot mantle matter is less dense than cold matter.

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Hot mantle matter is less dense than cold matter.

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Flow of matter in the mantle; highest temperature region?

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Region B