Internal Structure of Earth and Plate Tectonics
\nDefine the following terms:<\/p>\n
asthenosphere<\/p>\n
continental drift<\/p>\n
convection<\/p>\n
convergent boundary<\/p>\n
core<\/p>\n
crust<\/p>\n
divergent boundary<\/p>\n
hot spot<\/p>\n
isostasy<\/p>\n
lithosphere<\/p>\n
magnetic reversal<\/p>\n
mantle<\/p>\n
mid-oceanic ridge<\/p>\n
Moho<\/p>\n
paleomagnetism<\/p>\n
plate tectonics<\/p>\n
seafloor spreading<\/p>\n
seismology<\/p>\n
spreading center<\/p>\n
subduction zone<\/p>\n
submarine trench<\/p>\n
transform boundary<\/p>\n
triple junction<\/p>\n
Wadati \u2013 Benioff zone<\/p>\n
Wilson Cycle<\/p>\n
What are the major differences between the inner and outer cores of Earth?<\/p>\n
How are the major properties of the lithosphere different from those of the asthenosphere?<\/p>\n
What are the three major types of plate boundaries?<\/p>\n
What are the major processes that are thought to produce Earth\u2019s magnetic field?<\/p>\n
What are hot spots?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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