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objective 9
vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| continental drift | hypothesis that continents are in constant motion |
| mantle | middle layer of Earth's crust |
| pangea | supercontinent |
| mid ocean ridge | mountain located in the middle of the ocean on the seafloor |
| seafloor spreading | oceanic crust forms at a mid ocean ridge as old crust moves away |
| convection | circulation of material cause by differences in temperature and density |
| convergent plate boundary | 2 plates collide |
| divergent plate boundary | 2 plates seperate |
| plate tectonics | therapy that Earth's plates move with respect to each other |
| subduction | a denser plate sinks below a more bouyant plate |
| transform plate boundary | 2 plates slide by each other |
| lithosphere | outermost layer |