Geology (Part 2) Mega Review

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How many years ago did Earth's magnetic poles last reverse?

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780,000 years

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What occurs when OCEANIC PLATE collides with OCEANIC PLATE?

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SUBDUCTION

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What is the process of heat transfer when ironing clothes?

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CONDUCTION

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What is the process of heat transfer when cooling off with an air conditioner?

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CONVECTION

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What idea did Wegener's evidence challenge?

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The belief that the continents were fixed and immovable.

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What is the definition of a tectonic plate?

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A large, rigid piece of the Earth's lithosphere that moves and interacts with other plates.

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What is the theory of plate tectonics?

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The theory that explains the movement of the Earth's plates and how they interact.

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What is subduction?

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The process where one tectonic plate moves under another and sinks into the mantle.

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What is convection in geology?

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The movement of heat through fluids (like magma) where warmer material rises and cooler material sinks.

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What is conduction in geology?

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The transfer of heat through direct contact between materials.