Plate Tectonics

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where two tectonic plates move toward each other
a place where two tectonic plates meet
the process by which new oceanic crust forms when magma rises up and solidifies at the mid-ocean rid
the theory that all of Earth's continents were once joined together into a single large landmass, an
large pieces of the lithosphere that slowly move on top of the asthenosphere
Solid outer layer of Earth including both crust and upper mantle
transfer of heat by movement of a fluid
Point on Earth's surface directly above an earthquakes focus
the southern continent formed when Pangaea split into two pieces
the northern continent formed when Pangaea split into two pieces
where two tectonic plates move away from each other
where two tectonic plates slip past each other, moving in opposite directions
movement within hot fluids, when the heat source is on the bottom, such as in a boiling pot of soup
the soft, flexible upper layer of the mantle, on which the tectonic plates move
a system of connected underwater mountain ranges that run throughout the world's oceans. There is a
Numerical description of the size of seismic waves produced by an earthquake
Solid outer layer of Earth including both crust and upper mantle
the process by which one tectonic plate sinks below another, returning to the mantle, where the rock
the single huge supercontinent that existed 245 million years ago, when all of Earth's continents we
The true location of an earthquake and source of seismic waves