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Plate Tectonics
Plate Tectonics
tectonic
• Cracks on Earth form the outline of ___________________
plates
________________
constructing
• Tectonics: the science of ________________________ or
building
________________
shaping
Tectonic plate movements are responsible for __________
our planet.
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Plate Tectonics
crust
• Plates are made up of the Earth’s _________________ and
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mantle
_____________ portion of the _______________.
Together, these two features are called the
____________________________________________
lithosphere
continents
• Plates can carry primarily _________________________, ocean floor
both
the ________________________________, or _________
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Plate Tectonics
• Plates are carried on top of the liquid upper mantle known
asthenosphere
as the _________________________________ by
currents
convection
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Heat Transfer
heat
• Conduction: Transfer of __________ through substances
direct
that are in ___________ contact.
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Heat Transfer
heat
• Convection: ___________ energy transferred by the circulation
__________________ of currents from one
region to another.
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Heat Transfer
heat
• Convection: ___________ energy transferred by the circulation
__________________ of currents from one
region to another.
heat
• Conduction: Transfer of __________ through substances
direct
that are in ___________ contact.
heat
• Radiation: Transmission of _________ through eletromagnetic waves.
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Convection Currents (cells)
core
Heat from the Earth’s _____________ provides the energy.
density
Property of _____________ plays a key role in forming convection cells.
warm
rise
__________ liquids ___________
sink
cold
__________ liquids ___________
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Convection Currents (cells)
Convection Currents (cells)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkKlGXG4lG8
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