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Unit 5
Stack 1 earths moving surface
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Plate Tectonics Theory | States that the Earth's surface is broken into large, rigid piece that move with respect to each other. |
| lithosphere | the crust and uppermost part of the mantle. |
| asthesphere | the partially melted of the mantle below the lithosphere ; hotter than the lithosphere and can bend more easily. |
| divergent boundary | a boundary where two plates move away from each other. |
| convergent boundary | a boundary where two plates move towards each other. |
| convection | the circulation of fluids caused by differences in density and thermal energy. |
| convenction currents (in the mantle) | cause tectonic plates in the lithosphere to move. |
| suduction | the process that occurs when one tectonic plate moves under another tectonic plate. |
| Pangea | supercontinent predicted to have broken apart millions of years ago to create what we know today as large landmasses or continents. |