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plate movement
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| crust | earth's outer layers the coolest and least dense layer of earth see also core and mantle |
| mantle | the layer of earth beneath the crust it is about 2,900 km (1,800 mi) thick and makes up about 83 percent of earth's interior see also core and crust |
| latitude | the distance north and south of the equator measured in degrees see also longitude |
| longitude | The distance east or west of the prime meridian in Greenwich England measured in degrees see also latitiude |
| oceanic ridge | a mountain like landform that develops when tectonic plates move apart or separate and a new ocean lithosphere forms |