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Chapter 3 Plate Tectonics Study Guide – Test Friday Oct 21
Two plates come together
at a ____________
boundary
Two plates slip past each
other at a __________
boundary
Two plates move apart at
a ___________ boundary
Convergent boundary
between two continental
plates produces…
A divergent boundary on
land produces…
Wegener’s continental
drift hypothesis states…
The name of the
supercontinent that
existed millions of years
ago…
Describe the 3 clues that
support Wegener’s
hypothesis of continental
drift?
Scientists think the
Earth’s plates move
because of…
In the 1900’s what
technology was used to
map the ocean floor?
What is the temperature
and density difference
between new and old
oceanic crust?
Describe the process that
occurs at a mid ocean
ridge.
Describe the process that
occurs at a deep ocean
trench.
The theory of plate
tectonics states…
Describe the 3 kinds of
evidence that supports
the occurrence of sea
floor spreading.
___________ continually
adds new crust to the
ocean floor and occurs at
a _________________
_________ occurs when
ocean floor sinks back
into mantle at a
_________________
What is formed when two
oceanic plates collide?
What is formed when two
continental plates collide?
What is formed when an
oceanic and continental
plate collide?
Be able to identify
boundaries, and land
features on a diagram.