Platectonics Flashcards
1
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lithosphere
A
outer ridge of the earth
2
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Asthenosphere
A
the upper layer of the earth’s mantle, below the lithosphere, in which there is relatively low resistance to plastic flow and convection is thought to occur.
3
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Mesosphere
A
a sphere of meso
4
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Inner Core
A
core on the inside
5
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Outer Core
A
core on the outside
6
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Seismic Waves
A
waves of seismic proportions
7
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Oceanic Crust
A
crush under the sea
8
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Continental Crust
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crust under land
9
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Density
A
to be dense
10
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Alfred Wegener
A
a person in science
11
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Continental Drift
A
the theory of the continents drifting apart
12
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Convergent Boundary
A
a boundry
13
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Divergent Boundary
A
a boundry
14
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Transform Boundary
A
another boundary
15
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Sea-floor Spreading
A
the spreading of the sea-floor
16
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Pangaea
A
i have no clue
17
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Laurasia
A
no clue
18
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Gondwana
A
a land
19
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Mesosaurus
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a dinosaur
20
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Glossopteris
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a dinosaurs
