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In the raisin theory, what can be considered analogous to the Earth's crust in plate tectonics?
The raisin skin or outer layer can be analogous to Earth's crust.
Indonesia
The supercontinent before Pangaea
Rodinia
In plate tectonics, what do we call the boundary where two tectonic plates move away from each other?
Divergent boundary
In plate tectonics, what type of boundary is responsible for the formation of mountain ranges, such as the Himalayas?
Convergent boundary
He proposed the term "isostasy"
Edward Clarence Dutton
What is the other tem for Circum Pacific Belt?
Pacific Ring of Fire
continents fit together like _________ pieces
puzzle
What is the theory that explains the movement of Earth's lithospheric plates called?
Plate Tectonics
It is a convergent boundary that occurs when two oceanic plates meet and one oceanic plate is pushed underneath the other.
Oceanic-Oceanic
It is the cooling process on earth caused the contraction and pressure that allowed some parts of the crust to move upwards.
Raisin Theory
This belt accounts for about 17 percent of the world's largest earthquakes.
Alpide Belt
Proponent of continental drift theory
wegener
What is the term for the process by which tectonic plates move apart from each other, creating new crust and landforms?
Seafloor Spreading
What geological feature is formed when one tectonic plate is forced beneath another in a convergent boundary?
Subduction Zone
On which continent can you find the Alps mountain range?
Central Europe
Three types of fault
Normal, Reverse, Transform
He is the flemish cartographer that hypothesize the apparent fit of continents.
Abraham Ortelius
The Greek word of Tectonic.
Tekton
Mid Atlantic Ridge is an example of what type of plate boundary?
Divergent
The Andes is _________ kilometers long and is often considered the world's longest mountain system.
7000
What famous Philippine volcano is usually seen in world maps due to its violent eruption in 1991?
Mt. Pinatubo
5 categories of Evidence that support continental drift
-tectonic fit
-jigsaw fit
-geological fit
-fossil evidence
-paleoclimate data
This is also called lithospheric plates.
Plate tectonics
When a transform boundary occurs on land, it forms ______.
Faults