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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Pangaea | All the continents were once part of the super continent |
| Continental Drift | Suggested that continents are in constant motion not the surface of Earth |
| Mid-ocean Ridge | The mountain ranges in the middle of the ocean |
| Seafloor Spreading | The process by which new oceanic crust forms along a mid-ocean Ridge and older oceanic crust moves away from the ridge |
| plate tectonics | Earth's surface is made of ridge slabs of rock, or plates, that move with respect of each other. |
| lithosphere | The cold and rigid outermost layer |
| Divergent plate boundary | forms where two plates separate |
| Transform plate boundary | Forms where two plates slide past each other |
| Convergent plate boundary | Forms where two plates collide |
| Subduction | The denser plate sinks below the more buoyant plate in a process |
| Convection | The circulation of material caused by differences in temperature |