Chapter 7:
Plate
Tectonics: A Scientific Theory Unfolds
Asthenosphere |
Island arc |
Plate tectonics |
Continental drift theory |
Lithosphere |
Reverse polarity |
Continental volcanic arc |
Magnetic time scale |
Ridge push |
Convergent plate boundary |
Mantle plume |
Rift (rift valley) |
Curie Point |
Normal polarity |
Seafloor is spreading |
Deep-ocean trench |
Ocean ridge system |
Slab pull |
Divergent plate boundary |
Paleomagnetism |
slab suction |
fossil magnetism |
Pangaea |
Subduction zone |
Fracture |
Partial melting |
Transform fault boundary |
Hot spot |
Plate |
Volcanic island arc |