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Earth science words

tectonic plates

QuestionAnswer
normal faults when rocks are pulled apart
reverse fault when rocks are pushed together
sea floor spreading when new sea floor forms
convergent boundary when two plates collide
divergent boundary when two plates separate
transform boundary when two plates past each other horizontally
semimeter the measurement of vibration during an earth quake
heat energy is transferred between objects
convection the movement of matter
atstenosphere the layers of the mantle
fault one block slides past each other
folding the bending of rock layers
seismic waves energy that travels threw earth
inner core iron and nickel
outer core liquid iron and nickel
crust layer above the matle
mantle the layer between the crust and core
theory of tectonic plates continental drift
tectonic plates block of lithosphere
pangea when the continents were all one
volcanic mountains then a volcano/mountain erupts
San Andreas Fault between the pacific and north american plate
continental drift when all of the continents drifted away
mid-ocean ridge under water mountain chambers
magnetic revercle when the magnetic poles change
bathliths large mass of igneous rock
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