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Chapter 10 Homework ~ Plate Tectonics
Section 1 : Continental Drift
continental drift _____________________________________________________________________
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mid-ocean ridge ____________________________________________________________________
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sea-floor spreading __________________________________________________________________
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paleomagnetism ____________________________________________________________________
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supercontinent _____________________________________________________________________
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rift _______________________________________________________________________________
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geomagnetic reversal time scale ________________________________________________________
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Answer the following questions for this section
1) Identify how magnetic symmetry can be used as evidence of sea-floor spreading. ______________
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2) Explain how scientists date sea floor rocks. ____________________________________________
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Section 2 : The Theory of Plate Tectonics
plate tectonics ______________________________________________________________________
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divergent boundary __________________________________________________________________
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convergent boundary _________________________________________________________________
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transform boundary __________________________________________________________________
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convection _________________________________________________________________________
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oceanic crust _______________________________________________________________________
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continental crust ____________________________________________________________________
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rift valley __________________________________________________________________________
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subducts __________________________________________________________________________
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trench ____________________________________________________________________________
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** there are no questions to answer for this section**
Section 3 : The Changing Continents
rifting _____________________________________________________________________________
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terrane ____________________________________________________________________________
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supercontinent cycle _________________________________________________________________
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Pangaea ___________________________________________________________________________
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Panthalassa ________________________________________________________________________
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Answer the following questions for this section
1) Summarize how continental rifting may lead to changes in plants and animals. ________________
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2) Explain how mountains on land can be composed of rocks that contain fossils of marine animals.
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Page 262-3 Chapter 10 Review
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19) Why do most earthquakes and volcanoes happen at or near plate boundaries?
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Page 264-5 Standards Assessment [Extra Credit]
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Answers to Concept Review worksheet Chapter 10
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1) d
5) e
9) j
13) d
17) a
2) g
6) b
10) h
14) b
18) d
3) c
7) i
11) c
15) c
19) d
4) f
8) a
12) b
16) b
20) c
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