Plate Tectonics

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movement of magma in the mantle
theory that the Earth's surface is made up of large plates that are continuously moving
where 2 plates move towards each other
where one plate slides under another plate
where 2 plates move away from each other
landform as a result of converging plates
landform often found near subduction zones
name given to original super continent
inside the earth where convection currents occur
hot molten rock
the brittle rigid outside shell of the Earth
the source of heat in the mantle
Theory proposed by Alfred Wegener that the continents move
thicker type of crust
where the crust shakes
2 plates moving past each other
when 2 plates move towards each other and bend upwards
thinner type of plate
Man credited with coming up with the Teory of how the continents move
pices of crust