T8L1 Flashcard - Ocean Floor & Plate Tectonics Quiz

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What is the mid-ocean ridge?

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A mountain range on the ocean floor where new crust forms

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Subduction

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When oceanic crust sinks under another plate into a trench

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Which of the following is an ocean trench?

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A deep underwater valley where subduction occurs

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A hypothesis is...

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A testable explanation based on evidence

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How do fossils provide evidence for plate movement?

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Fossils of the same species are found on different continents

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What is one way climate supports the theory of continental drift?

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Glacier evidence is found in places that are now warm

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How do land features support the theory of plate movement?

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Mountain ranges on different continents match up

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Why does sea-floor spreading create new ocean crust?

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Magma rises at the mid-ocean ridge and cools

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What eventually happens to old ocean crust?

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It gets subducted into ocean trenches and melts