Plate Tectonics

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Kristi Bethany Richardson
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1.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What causes the movement of tectonic plates?
Back
The movement of tectonic plates is caused by convection currents in the Asthenosphere.
2.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What does the theory of continental drift state?
Back
The continents were once joined in a super-continent and have moved over time.
3.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What happens at a subduction zone?
Back
The denser oceanic crust is subducting under the less dense continental crust.
4.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What evidence supported Wegener’s theory of continental drift?
Back
Rock, fossil, and climate data.
5.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
How are mountains formed?
Back
Mountains are created when two continental plates collide.
6.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is the Asthenosphere?
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The Asthenosphere is a semi-fluid layer of the Earth's mantle that allows tectonic plates to move.
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What are tectonic plates?
Back
Tectonic plates are large sections of the Earth's lithosphere that move and interact with each other.
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