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Plate Tectonics

Studying Plate Tectonics

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Boundary of two plates moving away from each other Divergent
Boundary of two plates moving towards each other Convergent
Boundary of two plate slide past each other Transform
Area where the denser plate moves under the lighter plate as they converge Subduction zone
Supercontinent that broke apart and formed the modern day continents Pangaea
Theory that Earth’s crust are broken into sections (plates) that slowly move and interact with each other at their boundaries Plate Tectonics
Hypothesis that the continents were once joined to form a supercontinent which broke into pieces and the continents drifted to their present day positions Continental Drift
Special case to explain the creation of isolated islands in the middle of a plate is known as this Hotspots
Driving force of the movement of plates that occurs with the heating and cooling of magma in the mantle Convection cell
Section of the Earth which mainly consists of solid iron and nickel Inner core
Section of the Earth which consists of superheated iron and nickel in a liquid state Outer core
Section of the Earth with consists of liquid magma that flows with the consistency of asphalt Mantle
Section of the earth that most life resides upon Crust
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