Science Ch 4 Plate Tectonics Study Guide
Test Date: Friday, December 16th
Vocabulary Terms:
Convection currentsConduction currentsRadiationAsthenosphereSliding boundaryRift valleyColliding boundarySubduction
Sea-floor spreadingContinental drift-
Key Skills (Students should be able to):
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Label the Earth’s layers on a diagram.
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Locate the asthenosphere on a diagram. Identify
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Describe which kind of plate boundary occurs when the sea-floor spreads.
Key Concepts:
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Convection currents occur in the mantel and outer core.
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Mi-ocean ridges occur at spreading boundaries.
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In sea-floor spreading, the sea floor spreads apart along both sides of a mid-ocean ridge
as a new crust is added.
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Convection currents move through the mantle.
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Pressure increases inside Earth from the crust to the core.
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The continental crust is made mostly of granite rock.
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The oceanic crust is made mostly of basalt.
Additional Materials to study from:
Textbook pg 129-167
Section 1-5 Summary and Reading/Notetaking Guide
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