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plate tectonic theory, erosion, weathering, landforms

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Name one feature that is often associated with collisions between oceanic crust and continental crust

Volcanoes, Trenches

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This feature forms in areas where two plates are moving away from each other

Mid-Ocean Ridge, or Rift Valley

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Weathering is

breaking down material into smaller pieces

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Erosion is

the process of transporting weathered material

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Deposition is

when sediment is deposited, usually after being transported by erosion

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Transform plate boundaries occur where plates are

moving side by side

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Describe the law of superposition

layers are deposited on top of each other with oldest layers at the bottom and youngest at the top.

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Describe the law of cross-cutting relationships

When a layer is cut through by another feature, it has to be older than the feature that cuts through it.

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when contour lines are close together it means

the surface of the land is steep

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Name an example of a convergent boundary

Himalayas, Western U.S

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Name and example of a divergent boundary

Mid-Atlantic Ridge, E. African rift zone

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Magnetic striping on the seafloor is used as evidence of what process

seafloor spreading (plate tectonics)

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The youngest rocks are located where on a mid-ocean ridge.

In the center.

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When writing latitude and longitude coordinates this always comes first

latitude

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Name one example of erosion

mass wasting, glacial, wind, water

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Name one example of weathering

ice wedging, dissolution, oxidation, abrasion

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