Ch. 3 Geology of the Ocean

What is A?

Latitude is how far something is north or south of the _________________.

Tectonic Plates slide past each other in opposite directions at this type of plate boundary

Where does seafloor spreading start?

Continental fit, ages of rock, and fossils found on multiple continents all support the theory

This is the thickest layer of the Earth

This feature is found at the boundary of the shelf and includes an abrupt change in slope

Molten material located deep in the mantle that rises to form new crust

Sediments from living organisms

Particles of corals, mollusks, and microscopic organisms make up

What is F?

Another term for a trench

Who proposed a former supercontinent known as Pangaea?

At what type of plate boundary will a subduction zone form?

The physical features of the ocean bottom are called

Over time, these long mountain ranges form over a divergent plate boundary

Which part of the core is solid?

A flat expanse found at the bottom of many ocean basins

What is C?

What usually determines the width of a continental shelf?

What is the outermost layer of the earth?

Plates move apart at this type of plate boundary

What activity produces a lateral movement of crust?

What is the world's deepest trench?

Longitude is how far something is east or west of the

What is the innermost layer of the earth?

This bathygraphic feature is found at the edge of a continent, and they are generally flat.

What is B?

A steep-sided formation that rises sharply from the bottom, underwater volcano

These form at divergent plate boundaries