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MJHS8 Plate Tectonic

MJHS8 Plate Tectonics Vocabulary

QuestionAnswer
heat transfer by direct contact of particles of matter Conduction
string of volcanoes on a continent; caused by collision of oceanic and continental plates Continental volcanic arc
transfer of energy through empty space Radiation
the slow movement of continents over Earth’s surface Continental drift
change or switch in the Earth's magnetic poles Magnetic reversal
movement of energy from a warmer object to a cooler object Heat transfer
string of volcanic islands near a deep-ocean trench Volcanic island arc
heat transfer by the movement of a heated fluid Convection/convection current
area where magma from the mantle melts through the crust Hot spot
undersea mountain chain where new oceanic crust is produced Mid-ocean ridge
process by which molten material adds new ocean floor Sea-floor spreading
deep underwater canyon where oceanic crust bends down Deep-ocean trench
process in which oceanic crust sinks back into the mantle Subduction
pieces of the lithosphere broken into separate sections Tectonic plates
pieces of the Earth’s lithosphere are in slow, constant motion Plate tectonics
break in the Earth’s crust/lithosphere where rocks can slip past each other Fault
where two plates slide past each other in opposite directions Transform boundary
place where two plates move away from each other Divergent boundary
a deep valley on land where two plates move apart Rift valley
the place where two plates collide or come together Convergent boundary
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