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6besplatetectonics

plate tectonics... look at the title

Term/AnswerDefinition/Question
Pangaea the super continent in Wegener’s theory of continental drift
Seafloor Spreading the process that constantly adds new material to the ocean floor
Convection currents Circulating heat currents in the mantle that cause the plates to move
oceans The Earth’s crust is the thinnest in the
plates The Earth’s lithosphere is broken into separate sections called
Seafloor Spreading When magma pushes through the oceanic crust away from a mid-ocean ridge, it’s known as
plate tectonics The theory of ______________ ___________________ explains how the plates form and move.
mantle The lithosphere is part of the ____________________ and crust and is made of solid rock.
divergent A rift valley forms along a __________________________boundary on land.
Mid-ocean ridge A divergent boundary forms a ______________________ in the ocean.
Transform A ________________________________ boundary creates faults and causes earthquakes.
trench A convergent boundary forms a ________________________ in the ocean.
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