plate boundaries (tectonic theory) Flashcards

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what are the different layers of the earth?

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what is the lithosphere?

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what is the asthenosphere?

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what was the old theory for the movement of plates? (convection currents)

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what is the new theory for the movement of plates? (slab pull)

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how does seafloor spreading occur due to palaeomagnetism and what can it create?

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what does palaeomagnetism show?

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what is subduction?

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what are the four types of plate margin?

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what happens at the oceanic-continental margin? (destructive/convergent)

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what happens at the oceanic-oceanic margin? (destructive/convergent)

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what happens at the continental-continental margin? (collison)

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what happens at the oceanic-oceanic margin? (constructive/divergent)

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what happens at the continental-continental margin? (constructive/divergent)

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what happens at the oceanic-oceanic margin? (conservative)

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what happens at the continental-continental margin? (conservative)

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