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Unit 3 vocab Cali Y
Plate tectonics
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| asthenosphere | |
| subduction | A process in which, formed at a trench in a zone with the process called ridge-push |
| seafloor spreading | The spreading and intrusion of magma result in the addition of new oceanic crust and then two halves of the oceanic crust start spreading apart. |
| mantle convection | It affects the movement of tectonic plates |
| ridge push | |
| slab pull | |
| lava | |
| magma | |
| tectonic plate | |
| theory of continental drift | |
| convergent boundary | |
| divergent boundary | |
| transform boundary | |
| hot spot | |
| epicenter | |
| focus | |
| pangaea | |
| geohazard | |
| reverse fault | |
| strike-slip fault | |
| normal fault | |
| compression | |
| tension | |
| shearing | |
| felsic | |
| mafic |