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A layer of weak, warm rock that flows slowly over geologic time
The hypothesis that the world's continents move slowly over Earth's surface
Places where tectonic plates come together
Earths inner most layer which is mostly iron and includes the inner core and outer core
Earths surface layer consisting of oceanic and continental crust
The process by which earth form layers according to density
Places where tectonic plates pull apart
The study of history structure and natural processes of planet earth
The shaking of the ground that results in rock under earths surface moves or breaks
The earth science that is concerned with the composition and structure of earth
One of earths structural layers a solid sphere hot metal mostly iron at the center of earth
Earths outermost structural layer consisting of cool rigid rock
One of earths structural layers the lowest portion of the mantle a zone of strong rigid rock
Molten rock in earths interior
The thick layer of dense hot rock between earths crust and core
A global system of underwater mountains created by seafloor spreading
Long deep steep troughs in the seafloor where an oceanic plate six beneath an overlying plate
One of earths structural layers a shell of hot liquid metal beneath the mantle and above the inner core
The theory that Earth’s lithosphere is divided into large plates that move slowly around the globe
This process by which new lithosphere is created at mid ocean ridges as older lithosphere moves away
The study of seismic waves, waves that travel through earth as a result of an earthquake or other disturbance
The sinking of oceanic lithosphere into the mantle
The region where an oceanic plate sinks into the asthenosphere at a convergent plate boundary
Separate pieces of lithosphere that move on top of the asthenosphere
Places where tectonic plates slide along beside one another as they move

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Plate Tectonics

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Plate Tectonics

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Plate Tectonics

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