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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Pangaea | all the continents were once a part of a supplement |
| continental drift | suggested that continents are in constant motion on the earth surface |
| mid ocean ridge | the monition ranges in the middle of the oceans |
| seafloor spreading | the process by witch new oceanic crust forms along a mid ocean ridge and older oceanic crust moves away from the ridge |
| plate tectonics | earth surface is made of ridges slabs of rock or plates that move with respect to each other |
| lithosphere | the cold and frigid outermost layer |
| DPB | form where two plates separate |
| TPB | forms where two plates slide past each other |
| CPB | form where two plates slide past each other |
| subsection | the denser plates sink below the more buoyant plate in a process |
| convection | the circulation of material caused by different in temp and density |