
plate tectonics
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- Q1Sections of the Earth's crust that move due to convection currents.Tectonic Plates30s
- Q2A German scientist who proposed the theory of continental driftAlfred Wegener30s
- Q3term for the super continent which contained all the plates togetherPangaea30s
- Q4The thin and solid outermost layer of the Earth above the mantleCrust30s
- Q5A plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directionsTransform Boundary30s
- Q6The hypothesis that states that the continents once formed a single landmass, broke up, and drifted to their present locationsContinental Drift30s
- Q7The process by which new oceanic crust forms as magma rises toward the surface and solidifies.Sea-Floor Spreading30s
- Q8A tectonic plate boundary where two plates collide, come together, or crash into each other.Convergent Boundary30s
- Q9The boundary between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each otherDivergent Boundary30s
- Q10A valley formed at a divergent boundary by the separation of tectonic plates consisting of continental crust.Rift Valley30s
- Q11The process in which two plates collide and the denser oceanic crust sinks beneath the continental crust.Subduction30s
- Q12The continuous heating and cooling of magma within the mantle that acts as a conveyor and moves Earth's plates.Convection Current30s
- Q13Deep valley in the ocean floor that forms along a subduction zone.Ocean Trench30s
- Q14An underwater mountain range made at divergent plate boundaries.Mid-ocean Ridge30s
- Q15The portion of the earth's crust that primarily contains granite, is less dense than oceanic crust, and is 20-50 km thick.Continental Crust30s