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Voc.GeologicalEvents
Term | Definition |
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earthquake | the shaking that results from the movement of rock beneath the earth's surface |
volcano | a weak spot in the crust where magma has come to the surface |
ocean basin | a depression (low place)in the earth's surface in which a ocean lies |
sea floor spreading | the process by which molten material adds new oceanic crust to the ocean floor |
mid-ocean ridge | an undersea mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced; a divergent plate boundary under the ocean |
fault | a break in the earth's crust along which rocks move Ex. San Andreas Fault (California) New Madrid Fault (Mississippi Rive Valley) |
Alfred Wegener | (1880-1930)German scientist that proposed the theory of continental drift which lead the way to the theory of plate tectonics |
Ring of Fire | a major belt of volcanoes that rims (encircles) the Pacific Ocean |