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Earth and the Seafloor

Name: __________________________________
Due at the end of class - no exceptions!
Horizontales
The type of crust which is thinner but denser
The more correct and updated theory which describes geological processes.
The name of the giant landmass that existed 200 million years ago
The process in which oceanic crust is pushed under continental crust
Means saltwater
The process that creates the Mid-Ocean Ridge
Of the Hawaiian Islands, the ____ island is found furthest from the mantle plume
The process that formed clouds in the atmosphere
An underwater volcano
The physical property that caused the Earth to form layers
The word used to describe hot, liquid rock
The name of the giant ocean that existed 200 million years ago
Areas where mantle plumes come to the surface
Verticales
The chemical reactions which support life at the hydrothermal vents
Over time, the ____ poles of the Earth have reversed
The name of the largest ocean
The smallest and shallowest ocean
Sections of hot molten rock that arise from deep within the mantle
Inside the mantle, _____ currents move due to temperature differences
The largest geological feature on our planet
Alfred Wegener discovered ____ of similar organisms had been found on different continents.
The process that caused the oceans to become salty over time
The _____ islands were created over a mantle plume
The process that formed the Earth's atmosphere
The universe was created during a giant explosion called the ______
61% of the ____ hemisphere is covered with water.
The continental _____ is the boundary between oceanic and continental crust
The type of crust which is thicker but less dense
The type of plate boundary in which plates come together
The type of technology used to measure ocean depths
An extinct, eroded underwater volcano
The steepest part of the continental margin
Plate boundaries ______ always line up with continental boundaries
Means below