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plate techtonics voc
bbms heinz plate tectonics vocab
Question | Answer |
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Semi-solid | Can move like a liquid but is holds it shape like a solid |
Convergent | When things come together |
Divergent | When things move apart |
Transform | To slide, rub and scrape |
Lava | Melted rock that is on the outside of a volcano |
Magma | Melted rock that is in a volcano |
Convection | Heat that flows up and then sinks down when cool |
Earth’s interior | All the layers of earth – crust, mantle and core |
Continental crust | The crust that has a continent on it |
Oceanic crust | The crust that has an ocean on it |
Boundary | The place where two plates (pieces of crust) touch |
Crust | The outer layer of earth |
Mantle | The layer of earth under the crust that flows because of convection |
Core | The inner most part of earth made of nickel and iron |
Plates | The broken pieces of earth’s crust |