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PlateTectonics

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The Earth’s outer layer or shellCrust

Made mostly of

oxygen and silicon

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the layer of rock that surrounds the core

Mantle

Convection in the mantle cause the tectonic plates to move.

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Cycles created by hot materials rising, cooling off, and then sinking back

down

Convection Currents

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the innermost layer of Earth, made mostly of the elements iron and nickel

Core

The outer core is molten. The inner core is solid.

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the outer zone of Earth, made of the crust and upper mantle /makes up the

tectonic plates

Lithosphere

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The slowly flowing, semi-solid layer of rock under the lithosphere

Asthenosphere

Tectonic plates “float” on the semi-solid asthenosphere.

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the strong, lower part of the mantleMesophere

The mantle is made up of 3 sub layers.

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The idea that Earth’s

continents were once

connected and have broken

apart and drifted to their

present location

Theory of Continental Drift

German geologist, Alfred Wegener, was the first to describe continental drift.

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the theory that the outer part of Earth is divided into several distinct

segments, called plates which move

Plate Tectonics

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A border where tectonic plates move towards one another

Convergent Boundary

Converge means to come together.

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A border where tectonic plates move apart from each other

Divergent Boundary

Diverge means to divide.

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A border where tectonic plates slide past each other

Transform Boundary

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FossilThe remains of traces of past life

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Geology Unit 1: Plate Tectonics . WordDefinitionIllustration Theory of plate tectonics the scientific theory that the Earth’s crust is divided into large.

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Earth’s Crust

Earth’s Crust

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Plate Tectonics 8 th grade science. Crust - layer of rock that forms Earth’s outer layer, composed of basalt and granite Mantle – below the crust, layer.

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Plate Tectonics Chapter 3. How Does The Earth Change With Depth Earth’s Crust – Outermost layer. –Continental Crust - 35-40 km in thickness –Oceanic Crust.

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According to the theory of plate tectonics, Earth’s crust ...wwhsearth.pbworks.com/w/file/fetch/105491793/Plate Tectonics... · •Plates are made of the crust and a part of the

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Earth’s Changing Crust

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The Earth’s Interior & Plate Tectonics. The Earth’s Interior The Earth’s Interior can be broken up into 4 major zones Crust Mantle Outer core Inner core.

Plate Tectonics Plate tectonics is the theory (paradigm) that the earth’s crust and outer mantle (lithosphere) is divided into a small number of plates.

Plate Tectonics Plate tectonics is the theory (paradigm) that the earth’s crust and outer mantle (lithosphere) is divided into a small number of plates.

Plate Tectonics. Plate tectonics A theory that states that the earth’s crust is made up of a number of plates which move over a liquid crust that get.

Plate Tectonics. Plate tectonics A theory that states that the earth’s crust is made up of a number of plates which move over a liquid crust that get.