science

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types of evidence of plate movement

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1. Fit of the continents
2. Fossils
3. Seafloor Spreading
4. Ocean Drilling

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type of fossil that is known to have been a type
of reptile, similar to the modern crocodile

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Mesosaurus

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type of fossil that was as large as a
modern wolf. Its fossils are found only
in South Africa and South America.

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Cynognathus

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type of fossil which translates to
“shovel reptile,”

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Lystrosaurus

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made up of sediment
that was carried or deposited
by a glacier and later
cemented to form rock.

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Tillites

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is an organic compound
such as remains of dead
plants and animals.

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Coal

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This is the reason why
Atlantic ocean becomes wider
while the pacific ocean is
getting smaller

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Seafloor Spreading

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was younger at the
Mid-Atlantic Ridge but progressively
older in either direction.

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Ocean floor

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GPS

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Global
Positioning
System

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is a branch of geophysics concerned with the magnetism
in rocks that was induced by the earth’s magnetic field

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Paleomagnetism

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is naturally occurring iron-rich mineral that is influenced
by magnetic field.

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Magnetite

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happens when the North Pole is transformed into the South Pole, and
the South Pole becomes the North Pole

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magnetic reversal

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consists of mostly iron, nickel, and sulfur

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core

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consists mostly of ultramafic silicates

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mantle

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consists mostly of granitic and mafic silicates rocks

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crust

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The uppermost solid part of the mantle and the
entire crust constitute the

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LITHOSPHERE.

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is the main source of
magma

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ASTHENOSPHERE

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The portion of the mantle which is just below the
lithosphere and asthenosphere, but above the
core is called as

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MESOSPHERE.

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is sometimes used to refer the core
of the earth or sometimes the whole interior.

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BARYSPHERE

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A sudden change in seismic velocities across a boundary

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Seismic Discontinuity

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The discontinuity between the hydrosphere and
crust is termed as the

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CONRAD DISCONTINUITY.

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is considered
to be the border between the
upper continental crust and the lower one.

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The Conrad discontinuity

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The Conrad discontinuity named after the seismologist?

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Victor Conrad

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The discontinuity between the crust and mantle is
called as the

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Moho discontinuity.

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the Moho discontinuity was named after the pioneering Croatian seismologist

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Andrija Mohorovičič

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The discontinuity between the upper mantle and the lower mantle is known as

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Repetti Discontinuity .

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The core is separated from the mantle by

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Gutenberg’s Discontinuity .

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The discontinuity between the upper core and the lower core is called as

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Lehmann Discontinuity

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Shaking of ground due to release of pressure in the Earth’s crust

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EARTHQUAKE

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detects and measures seismic waves.

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Seismograph

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is a paper record of seismic waves.

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Seismogram

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Refers to the quantitative measure of the amount of energy released.

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MAGNITUDE

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Refers to the strength of the ground shaking during an earthquake.

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INTENSITY

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point on the surface of the earth directly above the focus.

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Epicenter

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point inside the earth where earthquake started.

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Focus

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process of magma escapes from Earth’s interior

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Volcanism

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is also generated when two oceanic plates collide

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SUBDUCTION ZONE

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process of mountain building.

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Orogeny

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The Process in which the segment of a rock was displaced along the fault line.

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FAULTING

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A process where original surfaces on Earth’s crust are bent or curved as a result of permanent deformation.

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FOLDING

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are fractures in Earth's crust where rocks on either side of the crack have slid past each other.

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FAULTS

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The rock above the fault zone is called the

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HANGING WALL

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The rock below the fault zone is called the

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FOOTWALL.

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rock above the fault surface is forced up and over the rock below

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REVERSE FAULT

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Rock above the fault moves downward in relation to the rock below the fault surface

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Normal fault

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Rocks on either side of the fault move past each other without vertical movement.

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Strike-slip fault

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are the smallest section of Lithosphere

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Tectonic plates

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are the edges of plate tectonics that separates each tectonics.

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Plate boundaries

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refers to the movement of the Earth’s lithospheric plates

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Tectonic shift

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vibration generated by an earthquake, explosion

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Seismic wave

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The four main types of seismic waves are

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P waves, S waves, Love waves, and Rayleigh waves.

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Each lithospheric plate is composed of a layer of

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OCEANIC CRUST or CONTINENTAL CRUST

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continental plates

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1. pacific plate 2.north american plate 3. eurasian plate 4.african plate 5.antartic plate 6.imdo-austrialia plate 7.sout american plate

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is the study of the Earth, the materials of which it is made, the structure othose materials, and the processes acting upon them.

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Geology

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is a theory about how Earth's lithosphere is divided into a series of rigid plates

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Plate tectonics

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A thin part of Earth's crust that underlies the ocean basins.

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The oceanic crust

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A thick part of Earth's crust that forms the large landmasses.

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continental crus

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is a liquid because the temperatures there are adequate to melt the iron-nickel alloy.

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OUTER CORE

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core that is a solid

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INNER CORE

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is the time interval between the arrival of P wave and the arrival time of the S wave.

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LAG TIME