1Q: plate tectonics

Question 1

it is a theory that explains the different processes that cause formation of didferent geologic features and phenomena.

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plate tectonics theory

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a german meteorologist and geophysicist, hypothesized and suggested that the landmasses of Earth once merged a supercontinent

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Alfred Wegener

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the two continents after the separation

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laurasia and gondwanaland

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states that the earths lithosphere is composed of fragments or plates that interact with one another.

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plate tectonics theory

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the term tectonic came from the Latin word _____ or Greek word _____ which means to ____’

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tectonicus, tektonikos, build

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the outermost layer of the earth that is composed of the mantle and the crust

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lithosphere

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made of various types of rocks and sediments floating on top of the malleable upper mantle that extend from the surface to about 50km deep. it has a density of 2.6g/cm³

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crust

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thicker and less dense and floats

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continental crust

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denser and thinner

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oceanic crust

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the seven major plates

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NA, SA, Eurasian, Indo-Australian, African, Antartic, Pacific

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intermediate plates

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philippine, Caribbean, cocos, nazca, scotia, juan de fuca, and arabian plates

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the pacific plate moves for approximately ____

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8cm or 3 inches

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the north american llate approximately moves at

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3cm ir 1 inch

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around ___ of earthquakes are felt at plate margins

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90%

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these waves travel in the interior of the earth

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primary and secondary waves

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examples of surface waves

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rayleigh waves and long waves

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what is used to determine the epicenter of an earthquake

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the difference in arrival time between the p and s waves

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if three recorded measurements were done at different stations, _____ will be used to find its epicenter.

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triangulation method

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a scottish marine zoologist that led the challenger expedition in 1872

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charles wyville thomson

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the distribution of volcanoes is mostly found in plate margins which can be either:

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constructive or destructive

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when a plate goes underneath another

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subduction

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a series of volcanoes

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volcano arc

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most of volcano arcs are found here

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pacific ring of fire

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have been formed due to movements of plates, either apart or toward each other

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mountains

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is a american geologist that served in the military and became the major propronent of sea floor spreading

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harry h. hess

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a type of collision between two crustal plates. one plate to subduct from another.

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oceanic-oceanic convergence

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two continental crustal plates move toward one another. folding of parts in the continental lithosphere happens.

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continental-continental convergence

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move horizontally to each other

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transform

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another feature that results from movement

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rift valley

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oceanic crust is formed at mid-ocean ridges and spreads outwards

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seafloor spreading

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plate boundaries where the plates move apart from each other

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divergent

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type of collision between an oceanic crust and continental crust. oceanic crust becomes lighter than continental crust

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oceanic continental convergence

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a deep narrow depression in fhe ocean seafloor caused by the collision and/or subduction of plates

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trench

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brittle solid part of earth; made up of crust and mantle

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lithosphere

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density and thickness of continental crust

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2.7g/cm³ and 35-70km

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primary composition of cc

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granite

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denisty and thickness of the oceanic crust

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3.0g/cm³ 7-10km

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primary composition of oc

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basalt

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a ductile layer under the solid lithospehere

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asthenosphere

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other term for plate boundaries

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plate margins

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the seven continents

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• north america
• south america
• antartica
• australia
• asia
• europe
• africa

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part of the earth’s surface directly above the focus of an earthquake

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epicenter

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an apparatus to record vibrations within the earth and the ground

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seismograph

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vent or fissure in the planet’s crist in which laba, ash, rock, and gases erupt

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volcano

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measures the energy released at the source of the earthquake

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magnitude

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measures the strength of shaking produced by the earthquake at a certain location

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intensity

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plate boundaries that move toward each other

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convergent