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Chapter 7 Flashcards

(19 cards)

1
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What is the layer of rock between the Earth’s crust and core?

A

Mantle

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2
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What is the central part of the Earth below the mantle?

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Core

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3
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What is the solid, outer layer of the Earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle?

A

Lithosphere

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4
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What is the soft layer the mantle on which the tectonic plates move?

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Asthenosphere

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5
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What is the strong, lower part of the mantle between the asthenosphere and the outer core?

A

Mesosphere

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6
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What is a block of lithosphere that consists of the crust and the rigid, outermost part of the mantle?

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Tectonic plate

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7
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What is the hypothesis that states that the continents once formed a single landmass, broke up, and drifted to their present locations?

A

Continental Drift

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8
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What is the process by which new oceanic lithosphere forms as magma rises toward the surface and solidifies?

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sea-floor spreading

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9
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What is the theory that explains how large pieces of the Earth’s outermost layer move and change shape?

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Plate tectonics

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10
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What is the boundary formed by collision of two lithospheric plates?

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Convergent boundary

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11
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What is the boundary between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other?

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Divergent boundary

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12
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What is the boundary between tectonic plates that are sliding past each other horizontally?

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Transform boundary

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13
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What is stress that occurs when forces squeeze an object?

A

Compression

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14
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What is stress that occurs when forces act to stretch an object?

A

Tension

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15
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What is the bending of rock layers due to stress?

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Folding

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16
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What is a break in a body of rock along which one block slides relative to one another?

17
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What is the raising of regions of the Earth’s crust to higher elevations?

18
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What is the sinking of regions of the Earth’s crust to lower elevations?

19
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What is the thin and solid outermost layer of earth above the mantle?