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Crookse ES5
Earth Science Vocabulary Set 5
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Plate Tectonics | A theory in which the Earth’s surface is made up of many plates that move relative to each other. |
| Divergent Boundary | A place where Earth’s outer plates are moving or pulling away from each other. New crust is being created in these locations. |
| Convergent Boundary | A place where Earth’s outer plates are moving towards each other or colliding. Crust can be deformed or destroyed in these locations. |
| Transform Boundary | A place where Earth’s outer plates are sliding horizontally past one another. |
| Subduction | The process in which one lithospheric plate slowly moves beneath another plate and descends into the mantle. |
| Oceanic Trench | A long, deep depression in the ocean floor. These are the deepest areas in the oceans. These can be found near where an ocean plate slides under a continental plate. The deepest of these is the Mariana. |
| Mid-Ocean Ridge | A continuous underwater mountain chain, which is actually the largest mountain chain in the world. |
| Rift Valley | A depression in the earth’s crust created by lithospheric plates moving away from one another. |
| Richter Scale | A scale that rates the magnitude of an earthquake. |
| Seismic Waves | Shockwaves in solid rock from things such as earthquakes or underground explosions. |
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