What is Plate Tectonics?
Plate Tectonics

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The theory that explains the structure and movement of the Earth's lithosphere, which is divided into tectonic plates.
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What is conduction?
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The transfer of heat within a material or between materials that are touching.
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Who suggested the process of sea-floor spreading?
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Harry Hess.
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What is a plate boundary?
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The boundary between two tectonic plates.
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What is the movement of fluid caused by heat transfer called?
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Convection Current.
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What is the outer core?
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The only liquid layer of the Earth.
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What are tectonic plates?
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Large sections of the Earth's lithosphere that move and interact with each other.
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