restless earth Flashcards
1
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Continental drift
A
The hypothesis that states that the continents once formed a single landmass, broke up, and drifted to their present locations
2
Q
Sea floor spreading
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the process by which new oceanic lithosphere forms as magma rises toward the surface and solidfies
3
Q
Magnetic reversal
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when Earth’s magnetic poles change places, this is a magnetic reversal
4
Q
Magnetic minerals
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parts of molten rock at mid ocean ridges
5
Q
Fossils
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items that provide evidence that the continents were once closer together
