the movement of heat within a fluid due to differences in temperature and density.

the thickest layer of the Earth, located between the crust and the core.

large, rigid pieces of the Earth's lithosphere (the outermost lay of the Earth) that fit together like a puzzle

vibrations that travel through the Earth, usually caused by earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, or human-made explosions

the deepest and hottest layer of the Earth; a solid sphere made mostly of iron and nickel located at the very center of our planet

the liquid layer of the Earth located between the mantle and the inner core; mostly made of iron and nickel, is extremely hot 4000-6000 degrees Celsius

an invisible force that surrounds our planet, acting like a giant magnet

the thin outermost layer of our planet

the solid part of the Earth including rocks, minerals, landforms and the layer inside the Earth.

how much mass is packed into a certain volume of a material

A region where the rigid plates are moving apart, typified by oceanic ridges

A plate tectonics boundary where the plates are moving into one another. Creating landforms like mountating and volcanic arcs

A plate tectonics boundary in which two tectonic plates are sliding past each other without creating or destroying landforms

A continuous elevated zone on the floor of all major basins varying in width 1000 to 4000 kilometers.

deep faulted structure found along the axes of divergent boundaries; formed on land or ocean floor

a destructive plate boundary where oceanic crust is being pushed down into the mantle beneath a second plate; creates volcanic activity

a surface feature in the seafloor produced by the descending plate during subduction

a fixed, intensely hot plume of magma rising from deep within the Earth's mantle, independent of tectonic plate boundaries; creates chains of volcanic islands or features (Hawaii, Yellowstone).

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Jones Earth Science

Plate Tectonics Vocabulary

Question	Answer
Convection	the movement of heat within a fluid due to differences in temperature and density.
Mantle	the thickest layer of the Earth, located between the crust and the core.
Tectonic Plates	large, rigid pieces of the Earth's lithosphere (the outermost lay of the Earth) that fit together like a puzzle
Seismic Waves	vibrations that travel through the Earth, usually caused by earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, or human-made explosions
Inner Core	the deepest and hottest layer of the Earth; a solid sphere made mostly of iron and nickel located at the very center of our planet
Outer Core	the liquid layer of the Earth located between the mantle and the inner core; mostly made of iron and nickel, is extremely hot 4000-6000 degrees Celsius
Magnetic Field	an invisible force that surrounds our planet, acting like a giant magnet
Crust	the thin outermost layer of our planet
Geosphere	the solid part of the Earth including rocks, minerals, landforms and the layer inside the Earth.
Density	how much mass is packed into a certain volume of a material
Divergent Boundary	A region where the rigid plates are moving apart, typified by oceanic ridges
Convergent Boundary	A plate tectonics boundary where the plates are moving into one another. Creating landforms like mountating and volcanic arcs
Transform Boundary	A plate tectonics boundary in which two tectonic plates are sliding past each other without creating or destroying landforms
Oceanic Ridge	A continuous elevated zone on the floor of all major basins varying in width 1000 to 4000 kilometers.
Rift Valley	deep faulted structure found along the axes of divergent boundaries; formed on land or ocean floor
Subduction Zone	a destructive plate boundary where oceanic crust is being pushed down into the mantle beneath a second plate; creates volcanic activity
Trench	a surface feature in the seafloor produced by the descending plate during subduction
Hotspot	a fixed, intensely hot plume of magma rising from deep within the Earth's mantle, independent of tectonic plate boundaries; creates chains of volcanic islands or features (Hawaii, Yellowstone).

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