Lesson 2: Principle of Plate tectonics Flashcards
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father of plate tectonics theory.
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Alfred Wegener
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under the lithosphere.
Ductile layer under the solid lithosphere.
Composed of rocks that are partly molten due to high temperature and pressure under lithosphere.
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Asthenosphere
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where the plates move apart from each other, resulting in the production of a new seafloor.
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Divergent Plate boundaries
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