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Earth's Plates

TermDefinition
Lithospheric Plate one of the pieces of Earth's rocky crust that rests and moves on the semi-liquid mantle
Convergent Boundary formed where two sections of Earth's crust are colliding
Divergent Boundary forms where lithospheric plates are moving away from each other
Transform Boundary boundary between two lithospheric plates where the plates are sliding past each other
Plate Tectonics theory that describes and explains the way that continents separated into today's land masses from one large land mass (Pangea).
Fossil remains, impression, track, or other evidence of ancient organisms
Mantle a layer of Earth's surface, lying just below the crust and above the inner core
Convection Current Uneven heating causes material in the mantle to constantly ans slowly rise and fall
Continental Crust less dense rocky material that makes up continents
Oceanic Crust more dense portion of Earth's crust that lies beneath the oceans
Mid-Ocean Ridge undersea mountain range that forms where two parts of Earth's crust are pushing apart (diverging plate boundary)
Subduction the process in which one lithospheric plate slides under another; occurs at converging plate boundaries
Faults crack within Earth's rocky crust, where rock has been fractured, and where rocks move past each other
Earthquake energy travelling as waves passing through Earth, caused by sudden shift along a fault line, or by volcanic activity
Uplift The lifting of land by forces in Earth's crust
Volcano hill or mountain formed by material that erupts onto Earth's surface; caused by action of magma below the surface
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