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Heat Transfer, Continental Drift, Sea-Floor Spreading, and Plate Tectonics

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What type of heat transfer is this?

conduction

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What type of heat transfer is this?

convection

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What type of heat transfer is this?

radiation

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Who came up with the Theory of Continental Drift?

Alfred Wegener

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Explain the Theory of Continental Drift.

The idea that all of the continents used to be one supercontinent.

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What is the name of the SUPERCONTINENT?

Pangaea

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Give TWO pieces of evidence for Continental Drift Theory (there are at least 5).

Climate, Fossils of Reptiles, Plants found on different continents, fit of the continents like a puzzle, mountain ranges that match up in S. America and Africa

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Who came up with the theory of Sea Floor Spreading?

Harry Hess

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What is Sea Floor Spreading?

The process that continually adds new material to the ocean floor from magma escaping the mantle.

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What evidence did Harry Hess use for Sea-Floor Spreading? Tell at least ONE.

magnetic stripes of rock on the ocean floor, molten material that cooled quickly, and drilling samples (age of rock)

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How are converging boundaries moving and what do they cause?

They COLLIDE and cause FORMATION OF MOUNTAINS or SUBDUCTION

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How are DIVERGENT BOUNDARIES moving and what do they cause?

They PULL APART or move AWAY from each other, causing DEEP VALLEYS (rift valleys)

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How are TRANSFORM BOUNDARIES moving and what do they cause?

They are SLIPPING past each other and they frequently cause EARTHQUAKES.

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What are the 3 types of boundaries?

Transform, Convergent, and Divergent

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Which layer of the earth contains the tectonic plates?

lithosphere

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Where one plate meets another is called a _________ ________________.

Plate Boundary

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