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plate tectonics Flashcards

(20 cards)

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Lithosphere

A

the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.

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Asthenosphere

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the upper layer of the earth’s mantle, in which there is relatively low resistance to plastic flow and convection is thought to occur.

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Mesosphere

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the region of the earth’s atmosphere above the stratosphere and below the thermosphere, between about 30 and 50 miles in altitude.

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Inner Core

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a hot, dense ball of (mostly) iron.

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Outer Core

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liquid, iron-nickel layer of the Earth between the solid inner core and lower mantle.

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Seismic Waves

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waves that travel through or over Earth. may also be caused by explosions, volcanoes and landslides.

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Oceanic Crust

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the outermost layer of Earth’s lithosphere that is found under the oceans

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Continental Crust

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the relatively thick part of the earth’s crust that forms the large landmasses. generally older and more complex than the oceanic crust.

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Density

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the degree of compactness of a substance.

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Alfred Wegener

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German geophysicist who proposed the theory of continental drift.

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Continental Drift

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revolutionary theory explaining that continents shift position on Earth’s surface.

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Convergent Boundary

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When two plates come together.

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Divergent Boundary

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when two tectonic plates move away from each other.

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14
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Transform Boundary

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places where plates slide sideways past each other.

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Sea-floor Spreading

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geologic process in which tectonic plates split apart from each other

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16
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Pangaea

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a supercontinent that incorporated almost all the landmasses on Earth.

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Laurasia

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the more northern of two large landmasses that formed part of the Pangaea supercontinent from around 335 to 175 million years ago

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Gondwana

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an ancient supercontinent that broke up about 180 million years ago.

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Mesosaurus

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an extinct small aquatic reptile of the early Permian period, with an elongated body, flattened tail, and a long, narrow snout with numerous pointed teeth.

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Glossopteris

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a genus of chiefly Permian and Triassic fossil ferns or fernlike plants characterized by thick entire fronds with anastomosing veins.