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What is a plate?
neither created nor destroyed
created
a crack in Earth's crust where movement occurs
part of the lithosphere
He saw that continents edges fit together like pieces of a jigsaw puzzle.
The theory that Earth's crust is composed of many plates that are moving slowly over time.
divergent
oceanic
What is plate tectonics?
neither created nor destroyed
created
a crack in Earth's crust where movement occurs
part of the lithosphere
He saw that continents edges fit together like pieces of a jigsaw puzzle.
The theory that Earth's crust is composed of many plates that are moving slowly over time.
divergent
oceanic
The theory of continental drift was proposed by Alfred Wegner based on what observation?
neither created nor destroyed
created
a crack in Earth's crust where movement occurs
part of the lithosphere
He saw that continents edges fit together like pieces of a jigsaw puzzle.
The theory that Earth's crust is composed of many plates that are moving slowly over time.
divergent
oceanic
What is a fault?
neither created nor destroyed
created
a crack in Earth's crust where movement occurs
part of the lithosphere
He saw that continents edges fit together like pieces of a jigsaw puzzle.
The theory that Earth's crust is composed of many plates that are moving slowly over time.
divergent
oceanic
At a transform boundary between two continental plates, material is _______________.
neither created nor destroyed
created
a crack in Earth's crust where movement occurs
part of the lithosphere
He saw that continents edges fit together like pieces of a jigsaw puzzle.
The theory that Earth's crust is composed of many plates that are moving slowly over time.
divergent
oceanic
Along which type of plate boundary is new crust commonly created?
neither created nor destroyed
created
a crack in Earth's crust where movement occurs
part of the lithosphere
He saw that continents edges fit together like pieces of a jigsaw puzzle.
The theory that Earth's crust is composed of many plates that are moving slowly over time.
divergent
oceanic
What is the name of the type of basaltic crust that moves under less dense crust?
neither created nor destroyed
created
a crack in Earth's crust where movement occurs
part of the lithosphere
He saw that continents edges fit together like pieces of a jigsaw puzzle.
The theory that Earth's crust is composed of many plates that are moving slowly over time.
divergent
oceanic
At a divergent boundary between two oceanic plates, material is _________________.
neither created nor destroyed
created
a crack in Earth's crust where movement occurs
part of the lithosphere
He saw that continents edges fit together like pieces of a jigsaw puzzle.
The theory that Earth's crust is composed of many plates that are moving slowly over time.
divergent
oceanic
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