Define the following terms:
asthenosphere
continental drift
convection
convergent boundary
core
crust
divergent boundary
hot spot
isostasy
lithosphere
magnetic reversal
mantle
mid-oceanic ridge
Moho
paleomagnetism
plate tectonics
seafloor spreading
seismology
spreading center
subduction zone
submarine trench
transform boundary
triple junction
Wadati – Benioff zone
Wilson Cycle
What are the major differences between the inner and outer cores of Earth?
How are the major properties of the lithosphere different from those of the asthenosphere?
What are the three major types of plate boundaries?
What are the major processes that are thought to produce Earth’s magnetic field?
What are hot spots?
