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The process by which new oceanic lithosphere forms as magma is pushed to surface. 4 4 Iron found at the mid-ocean ridge has changed direction as the poles experience When two plates collide, the boundary between them is a ___________ boundary. This boundary occurs when two plates spread apart

Two plates slide past one another (The San Andreas Fault is an example) Type of stress which occurs when an object is squeezed.. Stress resulting from forces acting to stretch an object.. Bending of rock layers due to stress..

The surface along which rocks break and slide past one another… The rising of regions of the earth’s crust to higher elevations The sinking of regions of the earth’s crust to lower elevations. The hypothesis that states that the continents once formed a single landmass, broke up, and drifted apart.

Pieces of the lithosphere that move around on top of the asthenosphere. The solid, outer layer of the earth that consists of the crust and rigid upper part of the mantle The soft layer of the mantle on which the tectonic plates move. The strong, lower part of the mantle between the asthenosphere and the outer core.

Liquid layer of the earth’s core which surrounds the inner core. The thin and solid outermost layer of the Earth above the mantle... The central part of the Earth below the mantle. The layer of the rock between the Earth’s crust and core.

Scientist who proposed the continental drift hypothesis. Greek word for “all earth”, and was the name of the super- continent. Fault where the hanging wall moves down in relationship to the footwall. Fault where the hanging wall moves upward in relationship to the footwall.

Opposing rocks slide past one another When crust is subjected to tension, the rock can break along a series of normal faults (Example: Tetons) Form when rock layers squeeze together and push upward. Mountains which are a result from subduction zones forming magma which rises to the Earth’s surface..

Hot rock from deep within the Earth rises, but cooler rock near the surface sinks Three features which form when rock layers bend. Mountain chain located in the eastern portion of North America. Mountain chain located in the central portion of North America

Liquefied rock below the Earth’s surface. Liquefied rock above the Earth’s surface Used to map the Earth’s interior layers. ANSWER KEY: 1.Seafloor Spreading 2. Magnetic Reversal 3. Convergent 4. Divergent 5. Transform 6. Compression 7. Tension 8. Folding 9. Fault 10. Uplift 11. Subduction 12. Continental Drift 13. Tectonic Plates 14. Lithosphere 15. Asthenosphere 16. Mesosphere 17. Outer Core 18. Crust 19. Mantle 20. Core 21. Wegener 22. Pangaea 23. Normal Fault 24. Reverse Fault 25. Transform Boundary 26. Fault Block Mountains 27. Folded Mountains 28. Volcanic Mountains 29. Convection 30.Anticlines, Synclines, Monoclines 31. Appalachians 32. Rockies 33. Magma 34. Lava 35. Seismic Waves