Ch.4 Section 2 Flashcards

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Continental Drift

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the hypothesis that states tat the continents once formed a single landmass, broke up, and drifted to heir present locations

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Sea-floor spreading

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the process by which new oceanic lithosphere forms as magma rises toward the surface and solidifies

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Magnetic reversal

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when Earth’s magnetic poles change places, this is a magnetic reversal

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Magnetic minerals

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parts of molten rock at mid-ocean ridges

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Fossils

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items that provide evidence that the continents were once closer together

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