6.2 tectonic plates

6.2 tectonic plates

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Geography

10th Grade

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Oceanic crust is.....

Back

Thinner, younger, and more dense than continental crust

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Earth's plates are....

Back

Constantly moving and changing the face of the Earth

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What was the name given to all the continents when they were joined as one super continent?

Back

Pangea

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Describe the most likely relationship between these mountains and nearby tectonic plates.

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Back

The mountains are probably located near the edge of 2 tectonic plates.

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Tectonic plates float on top of the ________

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Back

Mantle

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

This is the theory that states that all the continents started as a single massive continent and have been MOVING apart for over 200 million years and the man that proposed it.

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Back

The Continental Drift Theory, Wegner

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Which is older: oceanic or continental crust?

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Back

Continental

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