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Geology Chapter 7
Study Guide
DEFINITIONS:
Write the definition.
1. CONVERGENT PLATE BOUNDARY ____________________________________
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2. DIVERGENT PLATE BOUNDARY ______________________________________
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3. PANGAEA ___________________________________________________________
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4. RIDGE PUSH ________________________________________________________
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5. SEAFLOOR SPREADING ______________________________________________
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6. SLAB PULL _________________________________________________________
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7. SUBDUCTION ZONE _________________________________________________
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8. TECTONIC PLATES ___________________________________________________
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9. TRANSFORM PLATE BOUNDARY ______________________________________
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THINGS TO KNOW:
10. List the evidence (4) that supports Wegner’s idea of continental drift.
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11. Explain why Wegner’s idea of continental drift was ignored for 60 years.
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12. List the evidence (3) supporting the idea of seafloor spreading.
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13. Explain how magnetic stripes on the ocean floor support the idea of seafloor
spreading.
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14. Where does seafloor spreading occur? _____________________________________
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15. What causes tectonic plates to move? _____________________________________
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16. List the types of landforms (2) that occur at divergent plate boundaries.
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17. List the types of landforms (1) that occur at transform plate boundaries.
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18. List the types of landforms (4) that occur at convergent plate boundaries.
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19. Label the following diagrams:
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BOUNDARY
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