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PLATE TECTONICS
The theory that the lithosphere is
broken into plates which float on
and move on top of the mantle.
TECTONIC PLATE
A single piece of the lithosphere.
Plates can be continental,
oceanic, or both.
PLATE TECTONICS
The lithosphere is
broken into plates that
are created and
destroyed at boundaries,
causing them to move
DIVERGENT
CONVERGENT
TRANSFORM
SUBDUCTION
When one plate goes
underneath another plate
MID-OCEAN RIDGE
Under water volcano at a
divergent plate boundary
DEEP-SEA TRENCH
A dip in the ocean floor at a
subduction zone
VOLCANO
An opening in the earth from
which lava and gas can erupt
RIFT VALLEY
A valley caused by the separation
of 2 plates connected by
continental crust
FAULT
A crack in the Earth’s Crust
ISLANDS
…are often formed by plates colliding
and pushing up the crust or creating
volcanoes
CONVECTION
CURRENT
Circular flow that happens when a
fluid is heated on the bottom
EARTHQUAKE
When the ground shakes because of
the crust moving
TSUNAMI
A giant wave caused by an
earthquake
TIDAL WAVE
A giant wave caused by an
earthquake
MOUNTAIN RANGE
An area containing
geologically related
mountains