A break in the crust where rocks have slipped past each other
A break in the crust where rocks have slipped past each other
What is a fault?
Continental crust consists mainly of this rock
Continental crust consists mainly of this rock
What is granite?
Scientists rejected Wegeners theory because he could not
Scientists rejected Wegeners theory because he could not
What is explain the forces that push and pull continents?
The process by which oceanic crust sinks beneath trenches
The process by which oceanic crust sinks beneath trenches
What is subduction?
Earth's lithosphere is broken into seperate sections called
Earth's lithosphere is broken into seperate sections called
What are plates?
A scientist who studies the forces that make and shape the earth
A scientist who studies the forces that make and shape the earth
What is a geologist?
In a convection current, the cooler, deser fluid does this
In a convection current, the cooler, deser fluid does this
What is sink to the bottom?
The transfer of energy through empty space
The transfer of energy through empty space
What is radiation?
Who first proposed the theory of Continential drift?
Who first proposed the theory of Continential drift?
Who is Alfred Wegener?
This erupts through the valley of the mid-ocean ridge
This erupts through the valley of the mid-ocean ridge
What is molten material?
Heat transfer by movement of fluid is called
Heat transfer by movement of fluid is called
What is convection?
This is the boundary where 2 plates slip pass each other
This is the boundary where 2 plates slip pass each other
What is a transfrom boundary?
This is part of the mantle that can bend like plastic
This is part of the mantle that can bend like plastic
What is the asthenosphere?
The process that continually adds new material to the ocean floor
The process that continually adds new material to the ocean floor
What is sea floor spreading?
The supercontinent that began to break apart 225 million years ago
The supercontinent that began to break apart 225 million years ago
What is pangaea?
Geologists study these waves to gather indirect evidence about the inner earth
Geologists study these waves to gather indirect evidence about the inner earth
What are sesmic waves?
These are deep underwater canyons that the ocean floor can plunge into
These are deep underwater canyons that the ocean floor can plunge into
What are deep ocean trenches?
Heat transfer by direct contact of matter particles is
Heat transfer by direct contact of matter particles is
What is conduction?
this theory that state that the pieces of the lithosphere are in constant but slow motion
this theory that state that the pieces of the lithosphere are in constant but slow motion
What is the theory of plate tectonics?
the oceanic crust is made of this type of rock
the oceanic crust is made of this type of rock
What is basalt?
The 3 evidences that Wegner used for his theory of continental drift
The 3 evidences that Wegner used for his theory of continental drift
What are matching landforms,similar fossils and evidence of climate change?
The 3 evidences that Hess used for his theory of sea floor spreading
The 3 evidences that Hess used for his theory of sea floor spreading
What are molten material on the sea floor(pillows), magnetic stripes, and the age of the rocks through drilling samples?
Name the factors that set convection currents in motion
Name the factors that set convection currents in motion
what is temperature differences, density difference and gravity?
This is a boundary where 2 plates pull apart from each other
This is a boundary where 2 plates pull apart from each other
What is a divergent boundary?
This is a boundary where 2 plates collide into each other
This is a boundary where 2 plates collide into each other
What is a convergent boundary?
What happens at the different kinds of convergent boundaries?
What happens at the different kinds of convergent boundaries?
O-O denser sinks (subduction) O-C denser basalt sinks C-C mountains form
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