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Vocabulary
History
Tectonics
Boundaries
Epiphanytide
100

A hypothesis that the continents once formed a single landmass, broke up, and moved to their present locations

Continental Drift

100

Who hypothesized the theory of Continental Drift? (must pronounce his name correctly)

Alfred Wegener

100

sediment closer to a mid-ocean ridge is older or younger compared to sediment further away?

Younger

100

How many types of plate boundaries have been discovered?

three

100
The names of the three kings

Caspar (or Gaspar), Melchior, and Balthazar

200

process by which magma rises to the surface through a rift and solidifies at a mid-ocean ridge

sea-floor spreading

200

The "plastic" part of the mantle is called

Asthenosphere

200

When two plates converge, what characteristic determines which plate gets pulled into the subduction zone?

Density

200
Slab pull is associated with which plate boundary?

Convergent

200
The gift of frankincense represented what characteristic of Christ?

His Deity

300

explanation of why and how continents move

plate tectonics

300

Who first discovered evidence for sea-floor spreading?

Harry Hess

300

How far does the Atlantic plate move per year?

1-2cm

300
San Andreas Fault is an example of what kind of boundary?

Transform

300

Epiphanytide lasts until the feast of Candlemas, also known as what?

The Purification of Mary

400

study of residual magnetism of rock

paleomagnetism

400

The theorised supercontinent that was formed millions of years ago is called what?

Pangaea

400
What three geological phenomena are typically found on plate boundaries?

Earthquakes, Volcanoes, and Mid-Ocean Ridges

400
Which type of boundary is typically found at Mid-Ocean Ridges?

Divergent

400

Which apostle baptised the three kings?

St. Thomas the Apostle

500

cycle (in the mantle) in which heated material rises and cooler material sinks

Convection cell
500

Which famous explorer also made the observation that the continents look like they fit as puzzle pieces?

Ferdinand Magellan

500

The Pacific "ring of fire" is

Zone of active volcanoes in the Pacific Ocean
500
Heat building up in the mantle causes ______ which is found at divergent boundaries

Rifts

500

In what cathedral are the relics of the three martyred kings kept?

Cologne Cathedral