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Plate Techtonics Flashcards

1
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3 Types of Plate Boundaries

A

Convergent, Divergent, Transform

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2
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Scientist that created the theory of continental drift

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Alfred Wegener

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3
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What is broken into techtonic plates that move slowly over the atmosphere

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The Lithosphere

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4
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What is the lithosphere broken into

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Techtonic Plates

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5
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What layer are the convection currents in

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The Athenosphere

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6
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Hot material

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Rises

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7
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Cool material

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Falls

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8
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Convergent arrows

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Towards each other

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9
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Divergent Arrows

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<>

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10
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Transform arrows

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Sliding past each other

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11
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What can form from a convergent boundary ocean to ocean

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Deep ocean trench

Volcanic island arc

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12
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What can form from a convergent boundary ocean to continent

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Trench

Volcano

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13
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What can form from a convergent boundary continent to continent

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Mountain

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14
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What can form from a divergent boundary ocean to continent

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Mid ocean ridge (seafloor spreading)

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15
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What can form from a divergent boundary continent to continent

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Rift valley

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16
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True or False: youngest crust is in the middle during seafooor spreading

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True

17
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What can form from a transform boundary

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Earthquake

18
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Convergent ( do handshake )

A

Collide

19
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Divergent ( do handshake )

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Divide

20
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Transform ( do handshake )

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Slide

21
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Which boundary: plates can push up ti form mountains

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Convergent

22
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Which boundary: new seafloor is formed when magma rises to the surface between two plates

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Divergent

23
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Which boundary: subduction

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Convergent

24
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Which plate will subduct

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The more dense. Pulling towards the core - the most dense

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