Earth's outer layer; the coolest and least dense layer of earth.

the layer of earth beneath the crust. It is about 2,900 km thick, and makes up about 83 percent of earth's interior.

A layer of molten iron and nickel that surrounds the inner core of earth.

A dense sphere of solid iron and nickel at the center of Earth.

The distance north or south of the equator measured in degrees.

The distance east or west of the prime meridian in Greenwich, England; measured in degrees.

A mountain-like landform that develops when tectonic plates move apart or separate and a new ocean lithosphere forms.

A process by which new sea-floor is formed from the magma rising from earth's diverging oceanic plates

Location there two tectonic plates meet and are moving away from each other

Location there two tectonic plates meet and are moving toward each other.

Location there two tectonic plates meet and slide past each other (without creating a new landform)

The process by which one plate of the lithosphere sinks and slides under another

Long, deep formation on the ocean floor that develops where two tectonic plates are moving toward each other, and one is moving under the other.

A piece of earth's crust that, according to tectonics, is pushed by movement in the asthenosphere

The cool, solid, outer shell of earth. It consists of the crust and the rigid, uppermost part of the mantle and is broken up into segments, or plates

The breakage of rock into two or more pieces.

The ability of rock to be stretched and then return to it's original position once the stress has been removed

The amount of force being applied to a rock or surface

change in volume, size, or shape that results from stress

A place where pieces of the broken lithosphere meet. Boundary types include convergent, divergent, and transform

Crust that contains mostly land, ranging from 15 to 70 kilometers

Crust that lies beneath the ocean, ranging from 5 to 10 kilometers

A force that opposes the motion of objects, which are in contact

The valley formed by a diverging plate boundary

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crust	Earth's outer layer; the coolest and least dense layer of earth.
mantle	the layer of earth beneath the crust. It is about 2,900 km thick, and makes up about 83 percent of earth's interior.
outer core	A layer of molten iron and nickel that surrounds the inner core of earth.
inner core	A dense sphere of solid iron and nickel at the center of Earth.
latitude	The distance north or south of the equator measured in degrees.
longitude	The distance east or west of the prime meridian in Greenwich, England; measured in degrees.
oceanic ridge	A mountain-like landform that develops when tectonic plates move apart or separate and a new ocean lithosphere forms.
sea-floor spreading	A process by which new sea-floor is formed from the magma rising from earth's diverging oceanic plates
divergent boundary	Location there two tectonic plates meet and are moving away from each other
convergent boundary	Location there two tectonic plates meet and are moving toward each other.
transform boundary	Location there two tectonic plates meet and slide past each other (without creating a new landform)
subduction	The process by which one plate of the lithosphere sinks and slides under another
ocean trench	Long, deep formation on the ocean floor that develops where two tectonic plates are moving toward each other, and one is moving under the other.
tectonic plate	A piece of earth's crust that, according to tectonics, is pushed by movement in the asthenosphere
lithosphere	The cool, solid, outer shell of earth. It consists of the crust and the rigid, uppermost part of the mantle and is broken up into segments, or plates
fracture	The breakage of rock into two or more pieces.
elasticity	The ability of rock to be stretched and then return to it's original position once the stress has been removed
stress	The amount of force being applied to a rock or surface
strain	change in volume, size, or shape that results from stress
plate boundary	A place where pieces of the broken lithosphere meet. Boundary types include convergent, divergent, and transform
continental crust	Crust that contains mostly land, ranging from 15 to 70 kilometers
oceanic crust	Crust that lies beneath the ocean, ranging from 5 to 10 kilometers
friction	A force that opposes the motion of objects, which are in contact
rift valley	The valley formed by a diverging plate boundary

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