
Plate Motion Vocabulary Flashcards
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Science
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8th Grade
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Hard
Daniel Bryant
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1.
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Absolute dating
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Dating rocks or fossils using radioactivity to determine age within a certain number of years.
2.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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Alfred Wegener
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The scientist who introduced the concept of moving continents and the former supercontinent called Pangea.
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
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Asthenosphere
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The layer of the mantle where the Earth’s plate floats on its molten rock.
4.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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Carbon dating
Back
A type of absolute dating that uses Carbon 12 to date the fossils of living things less than 60,000 years old.
5.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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Continental Crust
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The part of the crust that makes up the land; thicker but lighter.
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
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Continental drift
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The theory that continents move, join, and break apart.
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
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Convection Currents
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The circular movement of hot rock rising and cooler rock sinking in the mantle, which causes plates to move.
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