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mid-ocean ridge

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a system of mountain ranges

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rift valley

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forms between peaks

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convergent plate boundary

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two plates collide

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subduction

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when a thick and a thinner plate hit

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divergent plate boundary

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boundary between two plates

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transforms plate boundary

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plates slid horizontally past each other

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earthquake

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is the sudden movement or vibration

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fault

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is a crack in the earths crust

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elastic rebound

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sudden release of strain energy

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focus

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the point of origin for an earthquake

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epicenter

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earths surface directly above the focus

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12
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who came up with the continental drift hypothesis

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Alfred Wegener

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What is some evidence for the continental drift

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1: the coast lines matched up like a puzzle peace
2: mountain ranges with the same rock type
3: they found large animal bones

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14
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What was the super continent called

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Pangaea

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15
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who came up with the sea floor hypothesis

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Harry Hess

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how did he discover sea floor spreading

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sonar

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who discovered the MOR-Mid Ocean Ridge

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Hess

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on the ocean floor where is the newer rock formed

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Closer to the MOR

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what are the types of plate boundary

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Divergent plate boundary
Convergent boundary
Transform boudary

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how do convergent plate boundary move

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move together

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subduction only happens with which type of plate boundary

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convergent

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what are the two types of crust

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continental crust

oceanic crust

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which type of crust has to be present for volcanic action

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oceanic crust

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if oceanic or continental crust come together what will form

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deep sea trench

volcanos

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what forms if two oceanic crust colid

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deep sea trench

oceanic island

26
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what do hot spots create

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islands

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