Restless Continents Flashcards

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Continental Drift

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The hypothesis that states that the continents once formed a single landmass, broke up, and drifted to their 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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Pangaea

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Mid ocean-ridges

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Magnetic Reversal

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