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13 Cards in this Set
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continental drift |
the prehistoric landmass moved to where we are today |
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sea floor spreading |
new oceanic lithosphere forms as magma rises to the surface |
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plate tectonics |
theory of earth being divided up in to plates that move around |
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convergent boundary |
depends on the crust of the leading plate |
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divergent boundary |
new sea floor forms at the mid ocean ridges |
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transform boundary |
pacific and north american plates rub |
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tension |
stress that occurs as two tectonic plates collide |
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compression |
has the potential of making mountains |
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folding |
scientist think that the land is deformed |
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fault |
a break of body of rock on each side |
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uplift |
rising of reagions of elevations |
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subsidence |
the sinking of elevations |
