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Tectonic Exercise Flashcards

1
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Ocean basins vs continents

A

Ocean basins: older denser basalts

Continents: younger les dense basalts

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2
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Upper part of mantle

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Lithosphere

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3
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What makes plates move?

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Convection currents in the asthenosphere

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4
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Theory of Isostasy

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Lighter the continental mass the more they will float/rise

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5
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Supercontinent

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Pangea

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6
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Continental drift

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How Pangea separated

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7
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How much are plates moving

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2-3cm a year

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