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Title

Geology 115

Description

Chapter 4 (Plate Tectonics)

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Subject

Geology

Level

Undergraduate 1

Created

10/08/2007

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Term

Continental Drift

Definition

The idea that continents drift above the earths surface, changing their position relative to each other.

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Polar Wondering

Definition

A theory on how the magnetic poles have moved.

Term

Subduction

Definition

The sliding of the sea floor beneath a continent or island arc.

Term

Transform Fault

Definition

The portion of a fracture zone between two offset portions of a ridge crest.

Term

Magnetic Arc

Definition

The magma that is created by ocean-continent convergence.