What is the whole-mantle model of mantle convection?
Continental Drift and Plate Tectonics Flashcard

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It suggests that slabs of cold oceanic crust move down and into the lower mantle.
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What geological feature do the islands of Java and Sumatra represent?
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They are an example of a volcanic island arc.
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What is slab-pull?
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It occurs when oceanic crust sinks into the mantle.
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What is the primary driving force behind plate movement?
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The process of convection occurring in the mantle.
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What type of geological layers support the continental drift hypothesis?
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Layers of coal found in Africa, South America, India, and Australia.
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Define plate tectonics.
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The theory explaining the movement of the Earth's lithosphere which is divided into tectonic plates.
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What is continental drift?
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The hypothesis that continents have moved over geological time to their current locations.
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