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Earth Mapping and Plate Tectonics Test Review.notebook 1 April 05, 2017 side side equator north south prime meridian Africa South America 0 o 0 o 2025 o N 90 o W Line that connects areas with same elevation Elevation change between contour lines 40 ft. 2 4,800 ft. 4,920 ft 5,040 ft.

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Page 1: Earth Mapping and Plate Tectonics Test …...Line that connects areas with same elevation Elevation change between contour lines 40 ft. 2 4,800 ft. 4,920 ft 5,040 ft. Earth Mapping

Earth Mapping and Plate Tectonics Test Review.notebook

1

April 05, 2017

side sideequator

north southprime meridian

AfricaSouth America0o

0o20­25o N 90oW

Line that connects areas with same elevationElevation change between contour lines

40 ft.2

4,800 ft.4,920 ft

5,040 ft.

Page 2: Earth Mapping and Plate Tectonics Test …...Line that connects areas with same elevation Elevation change between contour lines 40 ft. 2 4,800 ft. 4,920 ft 5,040 ft. Earth Mapping

Earth Mapping and Plate Tectonics Test Review.notebook

2

April 05, 2017

CrustMantleOuter coreInner core

Crust OceanicOceanic

Pressure causes crust of earth to be pushed up Crack in the crust 

mountainsplainplateaumountain

The continents were once one big landmassrocks/minerals, fossils, coastlines of continents

near the center of the ridge

furthest from the center

Giant landmass

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Earth Mapping and Plate Tectonics Test Review.notebook

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April 05, 2017

crust of earth made up of plates that move and interact

convection                 mantle                                

place where 2 plates meet

Mid-Ocean Ridge

Moving away from each otherdivergent

new crust, volcanoesconvergentmountains

slides underslides

trenchtransform

DivergentConvergentTransform