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Unit 3 Vocab DaneM
Plate Tectonics
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Asthenosphere | |
| Subduction | |
| Seafloor spreading | |
| Mantle convection | the movement of tectonic plates creeping across mantle |
| slab pull | the pulling of tectonic plate moved by mantle |
| Lava | semi-rock fluids that erupt from the ground |
| Magma | semi-rock fluids that stay under the earths crust |
| 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 |