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the theory that the Earth's lithosphere is divided into tectonic plates that move around on top of the asthenosphere
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Plate Tectonics

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the theory that the Earth's lithosphere is divided into tectonic plates that move around on top of the asthenosphere plate tectonics
the boundary between two colliding tectonic plates convergent boundary
the region where an oceanic plate sinks down into the asthenosphere at a convergent boundary, usually between continental and oceanic plates subduction zone
the boundary between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other divergent boundary
the boundary between two tectonic plates that are sliding past each other horizontally transform boundary
the amount of force per unit area that is put on a given material stress
the type of stress that occurs when an object is squeezed compression
the type of stress that occurs when forces act to stretch an object tension
the bending of rock layers due to stress in the Earth's crust folding
a break in the Earth's crust along which blocks of the crust slide relative to one another due to tectonic forces fault
a fault in which the hanging wall moves down relative to the footwall normal fault
a fault in which the hanging wall moves up relative to the footwall reverse fault
a fault in which the two fault blocks move past each other horizontally strike-slip fault
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