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This is the theory that scientists believed that the cooling caused the contraction and pressure thath allowed some parts of the crust to rise and form mountains, while others buckled downward and formed ocean basins and other depressions.

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RAISIN THEORY

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Is an american seismologist and geologist

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Edward Clarence Dutton

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when did dutton prposed isostasy?

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1889

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is the state of balance or equilibrium that exists within the earth’s crust

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ISOSTASY

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the term ‘‘tectonic’’ is derived from the greek word

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TEKTON

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6
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what does tekton mean?

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CARPENTER OR BUILDER

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tectonic plates are also known as

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LITHOSPHERIC PLATES

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are massive slabs of solid rock that surround the earth’s surface

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TECTONIC PLATES

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they fit together like jigsaw puzzle pieces, with annual movement ranging from

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LESS THAN 1CM AND MORE THAN 15CM

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10
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What is the first world atlas

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THEATRUM ORBIS TERRARUM

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T.O.T. was developed and published by

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ABRAHAM ORTELIUS

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12
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who proposed the continental drift theory?

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ALFRED WEGENER

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T.O.T. was published on

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JANUARY 1, 1596

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14
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wegener prposed cdt in his book

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THE ORIGINS OF CONTINENTS AND OCEANS IN 1915

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15
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wegener presented and evidence called?

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PANGAEA

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16
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pangaea means?

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ALL EARTH

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17
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when did pangaea began to split in 2 different continent

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TRIASSIC PERIOD

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18
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pangaea began to split into two smaller supercontinents called?

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LAURASIA AND GONDWANALAND

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19
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what is the vast ocean that surrounded pangaea

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PANTHALASSA

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20
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how many crustal plate is earth generally composed of

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58

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what are the primary plates?

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african, eurasian, indo-australian, north american, pacific, south american, and nazca plate

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what are the secondary plates?

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arabian, carribean, cocos, indian, juan de duca, philippine sea, scotia, nazca plates

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23
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are smaller parts of primary or secondary plates that have broken off and continue being broken up overtime.

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Tertiary Plates

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24
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is made up of lower density materials liek granitic rock.

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continental plate

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24
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the seven major continents in the world in order

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asia,africa, north america, south america, antarctica, europe, australia

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25
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the two types of lithospheric plates

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continental plate and oceanic plate

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26
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is the oldest foundation which is estimated to be 4 billion years old

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basement rock

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27
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when platforms are connected with basement rocks they are called?

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cratons

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28
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cratons are generally found in the interiors of

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tectonic plates

28
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at the edges of cratons are the

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continental margins

29
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the heavier basalt and gabbro rocks make up the

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oceanic plate

30
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what is the oceanic crust’s oldest age

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200 million years old

31
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ocean crust are about _ thick

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7km

32
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continental crust range between _ and _ thick

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10 and 70

33
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what crust subducts

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oceanic crust

34
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a fossil that is found in all of the southern continents

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glossopteris

35
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a french scientists that used the identical plant fossil

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Antonio Snider Pellegrini

36
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an autralian scientists who also used the plant fossil

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Edward Suess

37
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two fossils found in south america and america

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cynognathus and mesosaurus

38
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a fossil found in africa, india, and antarctica

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lystrosaurus

39
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what are the four evidences

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palentological, glaciation, structure and rock type and paleoclimates evidence

40
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is an interval of time within the ice age that is marked by colder temperature and glaciar advances.

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Glaciation or glacial period

41
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the ___ are also good evidence for the breakup of pangaea

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the rift valleys of africa

42
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is the study of the extended climatic conditions of past geological conditions

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paleoclimatology

43
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is the study of ancient magnetic fields

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paleomagnetism

44
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an instrument scientist use to determine the direction of magnetic poles and the magnetic latitude at the time the rock was formed.

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magnetometer

45
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this is also know as the destructive plate boundary

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Convergent (Colliding) Boundary

46
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what are the 3 types of convergent

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ocean-continental, ocean-ocean, continental-continental convergent boundary

47
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this forms trenches and volcanic arc

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oceanic-continental convergent boundary

48
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this forms mountains, volcanos, plateau

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continental-continental convergent boundart

48
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this forms deeper trenches

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oceanic-oceanic convergent boundary

49
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Andes mountain and Cascade Range is an example of

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oceanic-continental convergent boundary

50
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japanese islands, aleutian islands,the caribbean and the philippine sea is an example of

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oceanic-oceanic convergent boundary

51
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the himalayas is an example of

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continental-continental convergent boundary

52
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also know as constructive plate boundary

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divergent ( spreading) boundary

53
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mid-ocean ridges are also called as

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underwater mountains

54
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also known as conservative plate boundary

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transform fault (lateral) boundary

55
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does transform fault boundary have a geographic formation?

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NO

56
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What are the three types of transform fault

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ridge-ridge, ridge-trench, trench-trench transform fault

57
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the dead sea is an example of

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ridge-ridge transform fault

58
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queen charlotte islands is an example of

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ridge-trench transform fault

59
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alpine fault is an example of

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trench-trench transform fault

60
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he proposed the sea floor spreading theory

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Harry Hess in the 1960s

61
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who coined the seafloor spreading theory

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Robert S. Dietz in 1961

62
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what are the two theories that supported the seafloor spreading theory

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magnetic reversal and continental drift theory

63
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what is sonar

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sound navigation and ranging

64
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what is magnetic reversal

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a change in a planet’s magnetic field such that the positions of magnetic north and magnetic south are interchanged

65
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is characterized by warmer climates within an ice age

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interglacial

66
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this uses sound waves to find and identify the objects in the water

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sonar

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