Plate Tectonics Review
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1.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What is Sea-Floor Spreading?
Back
The formation of new areas of oceanic crust through the upwelling of magma at mid-ocean ridges and its subsequent outward movement on either side.
2.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What occurs at a subduction zone?
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One tectonic plate sinks below another.
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is a Hot Spot?
Back
A volcanically active area of the Earth's surface far from a tectonic plate boundary.
4.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What type of plate boundary exists between the South American Plate and the Nazca Plate?
Back
Convergent.
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Who theorized that Pangaea split apart and drifted into different locations?
Back
Alfred Wegener.
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What is a tectonic plate?
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A massive, irregularly shaped slab of solid rock that makes up the Earth's lithosphere.
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What are the three main types of plate boundaries?
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Convergent, Divergent, and Transform.
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