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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| continental drift | hyothesis that continents are in constant motion |
| mantle | middle layer of the earth situated between the crust above and the core. |
| pangaea | ancient supercontinent, composed of land that forms today's continents. |
| mid-ocean ridge | mountain range located on the seafloor in the middle of the ocean. |
| seafloor spreading | new oceanic crust forms at a mid-ocean ridge as old oceanic crust moves away |
| convection | convection |
| convergent plat boundary | where two plates collide |
| divergent plate boundary | where two plates separate |
| lithosphere | cold, rigid outermost rock layer of earth |
| plate tectonics | theory that earth's surface is made of rock plates that move with respect to each other |
| subduction | sinking of a denser plate below a more buoyant plate at a convergent plate boundary |
| transform plate boundary | where two plates slide by each other |