Plate Tectonics 1.3-1.5 Review

The PROCESS by which the ocean floor sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench & back into the mantle:

The continental crust and oceanic crust together form a rigid layer called:

This is a force that slowly wear away mountains every other feature on the surface.

This is known as the longest chain of mountains in the world:

Geological theory that states that pieces of Earth's lithosphere are in constant slow motion.

This is a well-tested concept that explains a wide range of observations:

This is a soft layer of the Earth where convection currents occur.

Breaks in the Earth's crust where rocks have slipped past each other.

The land formation that forms along the divergent boundary.

A rift valley forms along this type of boundary:

The flow that transfers heat within a fluid is called:

The boundary where two plates move apart or diverge.

A boundary where two plates slip past each other, moving in opposite directions.

Why was Wegener's theory of continental drift rejected?

A collision between two continental plates at a convergent boundary will result in: 

The idea that the continents slowly moved over Earth's surface is known as

What are the 7 great land masses called?

The ocean floor also sinks beneath these deep UNDERWATER CANYONS called:

This is the layer of molten metal that surrounds the inner core.

The process of continually adding new material to the ocean floor is called

The transfer of heat by the movement of a heated fluid is called this:

This shapes the surface of the Earth by building up mountains and landmasses.

Wegener named the supercontinent this:

Earth's lithosphere is broken into separate sections called:

The place where two plates come together or converge.

This evidences is produced by earthquakes to help answer the question of what is inside Earth.

The theory that the pieces of the lithosphere are in constant slow motion is called:

Movement of Earth's plates is caused by:

This is the force pushing on a surface or area. This increases with depth.

This layer of the Earth is a dense ball of solid metal.