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Tectonic Landforms

8th Earth Science

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Outermost physical layer of Earth is called ? lithosphere
The layer under the lithosphere that is made of solid layer of weak rock that flows very slowly. asthenosphere
The lithosphere is divided into large moving slabs or pieces called ? tectonic plates
The bending, tilting, and breaking of rock that changes it shape and size is called ? deformation
Type of stress that squeezes (compresses) material. compression (compressional stress)
Type of stress that stretches material. tension (tensional stress)
Type of stress that causes materials to twist or become distorted. shear stress
When a rock or rock layers break due to stress, that break is called what? fault
Type of tectonic plate boundary where plates move toward each other and collide. convergent boundary
Type of tectonic plate boundary where plates move away from each other or separate. divergent boundary
Type of tectonic plate boundary where plates move past one another in opposite directions. transform boundary.
The edge between two or more plates classified as either divergent, convergent, or transform by the movement taking place between the plates. tectonic plate boundary
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