Plate Tectonics Flashcards
1
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Evidence of continental drift
A
Fit of the continents Rock types Mountain chains Glaciation Fossils Paleomagnetism
2
Q
Transform fault
A
A strike slip fault which ends at the junction of another plate boundary or fault shows the same amount of deformation accords the fault zone
3
Q
Transform plate boundary
A
A fault were no crust is created/destroyed
4
Q
Evidence for diverging plates
A
Paleomagnetism
Geological dating
Plate movements
5
Q
Hotspot
A
A stationary plume of magma that rises from deep within the earth
6
Q
Guset
A
A flat topped seamount usually eroded by wave action
7
Q
Seamount
A
A submarine mountains often an extinct volcano
8
Q
Diapir
A
A low density, buoyant material rising upwards
9
Q
Wilson cycle
A
The opening and closing of an ocean basin lasting 500 million years
10
Q
What is needed to form a geyser
A
Water supply
Plumbing system
Heat source
