
Plate Tectonics Terms
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6th Grade
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Laura McPhee
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1.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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fault
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a break in Earth's crust where masses of rock slip past each other
2.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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rift valley
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a deep valley that forms where two plates move apart
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
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divergent boundary
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a plate boundary where two plates move away from each other
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
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transform boundary
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a plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
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convergent boundary
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a plate boundary where two plates move toward each other
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
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tectonic plate
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a section of the lithosphere that slowly moves over the asthenosphere, carrying pieces of continental and oceanic crust
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plate tectonics theory
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the theory that pieces of Earth's lithosphere are in constant motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle
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