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PLATE TECTONICS
Earth's crust is broken into ________________
These plates float on top of the _________________
The phenomenon where heat rises until it cools to the point where it then falls again is _____________
Rock, under the earth's surface, that is heated to the point that it is liquid is called _________________
A plate boundary where two plates are moving toward each other is called ___________________
A plate boundary where two plates are moving away from one another is called ___________________
A plate boundary where two plates are sliding by one another is called _____________________
San Andreas Fault-
Himalayan Mountains-
Cascade Mountains-
Mid-Atlantic Ridge-
Hawaiian Islands and Yellowstone-