plates collide, results in subduction, trench, and mountains

boundary between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other

Process in which one plate moves under another plate, and into the mantle.

A deep valley that forms where two plates move apart.

The theory that pieces of Earth's outer layer are in constant motion.

These are the smaller plates that generally represent older plates.

deepest areas on Earth found at convergent boundaries

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Convergent Boundary
boundary between the tectonic plates that are sliding past each other
plates collide, results in subduction, trench, and mountains
mountain ranges in Canada align with mountain ranges in Europe
boundary between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other
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Climate Evidence
1 & 3
mountain ranges in Canada align with mountain ranges in Europe
fossils of tropical plants found on an island in Arctic Ocean
glacier deposits found in South Africa,, which has a mild climate today
3
A supercontinent containing all of Earth's land that existed about 225 million years ago.
Europe
World
America
Pangea
4
Fossils Evidence :Glassopteris (fern-like plants) fossils found in Africa, South America, Australia, India, and Antarct
True
False
5
Subduction Zone is the area where seafloor goes back into the mantle
False
True
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Hypothesis that states that the continents once formed a single landmass,broke up,and drifted to their present location
Newton's laws
Continental Drift
Pangea
Rift Valley
7
Seafloor Spreading
deepest areas on Earth found at convergent boundaries
both 1 & 2
destroys older crust at deep sea trenches
process that creates new ocean floor at mid-ocean ridges
8
Divergent Boundary
Process in which one plate moves under another plate, and into the mantle.
boundary between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other
plates collide, results in subduction, trench, and mountains
boundary between the tectonic plates that are sliding past each other
9
Transform Boundary is the boundary between the tectonic plates that are sliding past each other horizontally.
False
True
10
Wegener Theory Rejected could not provide a satisfactory explanation for the force/mechanism that pushes or pulls the
False
True
11
Alfred Wegener was the man who investigated continental drift after finding fossils on opposite sides of oceans.
True
False
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Subduction
process that creates new ocean floor at mid-ocean ridges and destroys
mountain ranges in Canada align with mountain ranges in Europe
area where seafloor goes back into the mantle
Process in which one plate moves under another plate, and into the mantle.
13
Evidence gathered to support Continental Drift Theory
1 & 2
Fossils, Rocks,Looks a Puzzle
Land Features, & Climate Change
there is no evidence to support it
14
Major Plates are the seven plates that are much larger are generally associated with the continents.
True
False
15
Rift Valley
A deep valley that forms where two plates move apart.
A deep valley that forms where two or more plates move apart.
A deep valley that forms where two plates coming together
These are the smaller plates that generally represent older plates.
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Plate Tectonics
The theory that pieces of Earth's outer layer are in constant motion.
A crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side
plates collide, results in subduction, trench, and mountains
boundary between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other
17
A Fault is a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other.
False
True
18
Minor Plates
deepest areas on Earth found at convergent boundaries
area where seafloor goes back into the mantle
These are the smaller plates that generally represent older plates.
seven plates that are much larger are generally associated with continents
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Land Feature Evidence:mountain ranges in Canada align with mountain ranges in Europe
False
True
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Trenches
deepest areas on Earth found at convergent boundaries
boundary between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other
deepest areas on Earth found at divergent boundaries
Process in which one plate moves under another plate, and into the mantle.

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