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Divergent Plate Boundaries (plates move
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-An example is the ______-_________ Ridge.
-_________ oozes up from underneath and creates new _____ _________
-The process of making new oceanic lithosphere is called ___________ ____________
and is the way the Atlantic Ocean formed.
Not Known to Wegner
-The plates spread about __ cm per year which is about how fast your _
___________.
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-The oldest ocean floor is located at the _________ of the ___________ and the youngest
at the __________ where the mid-ocean ridge is located.
-In continental rifting, molten rock _________ from below to _________ the crust,
The crust fractures to form a _______ _________ which eventually fills in with
__________ forming a __________ sea like the ________ _________.
This eventually becomes an ____________.
Convergent Plate Boundaries (Plates move
-Lithosphere is being
_________ at these boundaries.
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There are 3 types of converging boundaries:
1. Oceanic-Continental: __________. Lithosphere is _________ below
continental lithosphere. ___________lithosphere always gets sub ducted
under the _________ lithosphere and is called a _________ zone.
A_________ is formed where it bends down. As the oceanic lithosphere
descends, it triggers _________ due to the release of the salt _________ it
contains. The _______ rises creating a chain of __________ called a
continental _________ _____. An example is the ___________ mountains
and Mt. St.____________ which produce __________ eruptions.
2. Oceanic- Oceanic: one __________ plate is ___________ below another
___________ plate. _________ grow up from the ocean floor and eventually
form a __________ Island arc. The form parallel to a deep- __________
________.
3. Continental- Continental: Continental crust is too ___________ to set
______________. The resulting ____________ causes mountains that are
________ volcanic like the _____________.
Transform Fault Boundaries (plates move
past each other, they produce ______________.
__________. As slabs grind