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objective 9
vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| continental drift | hypothesis that continents are in constant motion |
| mantle | middle layer of earth situated between the crust above and core below |
| 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 ridges as old oceanic crust moves away |
| convection | circulation of material caused by differences in temp and density |
| convergent boundary | where 2 plates collide |
| divergent boundary | where 2 plates seperate |
| lithosphere | cold rigid outermost rock layer of earth |
| plate tectonics | theory that earth's surface is made of rock plates that move with respect for each other |
| subduction | sinking of a denser plate below a more bouyant plate at a convergent plate boundary |
| transform plate boundary | where 2 plates slide past eachother |