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62 Cards in this Set
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seismic waves
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crust
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mantle
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lithosphere
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asthenosphere
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outer core
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inner core
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continental drift
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Pangaea
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fossil
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mid-ocean ridge
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sonar
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sea-floor spreading
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deep-ocean trench
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subduction
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plate
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plate tectonics
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fault
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divergent boundary
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rift valley
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convergent boundary
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transform boundary
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HOW DOES THE TRANSFER OF ENERGY INSIDE OF EARTH'S SURFACE AFFECT ITS SURFACE?
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HOW HAVE GEOLOGISTS LEARNED ABOUT EARTH'S INNER STRUCTURE?
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WHAT ARE THE CHARACTERISTICS OF EARTH'S CRUST?
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WHAT ARE THE CHARACTERISTICS OF EARTH'S MANTLE?
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WHAT ARE THE CHARACTERISTICS OF EARTH'S CORE?
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THE 3 MAIN LAYERS OF EARTH
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2 PARTS OF THE MANTLE
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WHICH EARTH'S LAYER IS THE THICKEST?
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WHAT IS THE ASTHENOSPHERE?
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STRUCTURE OF THE CORE
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DIFFERENCE B/N LITHOSPHERE AND ASTHENOSPHERE
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HOW IS HEAT TRANSFERED?
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WHAT CAUSES CONVENTION CURRENT?
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WHAT CAUSES CONVECTION CURRENTS?
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3 TYPES OF HEAT TRANFER
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HOW IS HEAT TRANSFERRED THRU SPACE
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HOW DOES CONVECTION CURRENT FORM
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2 LAYERS OF EARTH IN WHICH CONVECTION CURRENT TAKES PLACE
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WHAT HAPPENS TO THE DENSITY OF A FLUID AS IT BECOMES HOTTER
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WHAT CAUSES CONVECTION CURRENTS IN THE MANTLE
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HYPOTHESIS ABOUT THE CONTINENTS?
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WHAT EVIDENCE SUPPORTED WAGENER'S HYPOTHESIS?
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WHY WAS WEGENER'S HYPOTHESIS REJECTED BY MOST SCIENTISTS OF THIS DAY?
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HOW WOULD CONTINENTAL DRFIT AFFECT A CONTINENT'S CLIMATE
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ACCORDING TO THE HYPOTHESIS OF CONTINENTAL DRIFT HOW WOULD A WORLD MAP HAVE CHANGED OVER THE PAST 250 YRS
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WHAT IS THE PROCESS OF SEA FLOOR SPREADING?
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WHAT IS THE EVIDENCE OF SEA FLOOR SPREADING?
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WHAT HAPPENS AT DEEP OCEAN TRENCHES?
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WHAT DEVICE IS USED TO MAP THE OCEAN FLOOR?
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HOW DOES THE OCEAN CRUST FORM?
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WHY DOES ROCK IN THE OCEAN FLOOR HAVE A PATTERN OF MAGNETIC STRIPES?
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WHY IS THE PACIFIC OCEAN SINKING?
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NAME OF SCIENTIST THAT HELP DISCOVER SEA SPREADING
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ALONG WHAT FEATURE OF SEA FLOOR DOES SEA FLOOR SPREADING BEGINS?
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WHAT IS DEEP OCEAN TRENCHING
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WHAT IS THE THEORY OF PLATE TECTONICS?
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3 TYPES OF PLATE BOUNDARIES
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WHAT FEATURES FORM WHEN 3 CONTINENTS PLATES COME TOGETHER
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WHAT ARE PLATES?
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DESCRIBE THE TYPE OF MOVEMENT THAT OCCURS AT EACH TYPE OF PLATE BOUNDARY
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