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CRIntPhysSciPlateTec
CRIntegratedPhysicalSciencePlateTectonicsVocabulary
Question | Answer |
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different pieces that the surface of the Earth is divided into | plates |
the study of the formation and movement of the Earth’s plates | plate tectonics |
moving toward | converging |
moving away | diverging |
the outermost, solid part of the Earth that we stand on. | crust |
middle layer of the Earth that is solid but it is able to flow or move around. | mantle |
the innermost part of the Earth | core |
the crust and the upper part of the mantle combined | lithosphere |
one large land mass formed when all the continents were joined together | Pangaea |
suggests that the continents were joined in the past and then drifted apart. | continental drift |
reptilian fossil found on two separate continents | Mesosaurus |
areas where plates meet | boundaries |
breaks in the Earth that may occur as the lithosphere's plates slide past one another | faults |
molten rock | lava |
one plate going beneath another plate | subduction |