6th Plate Tectonics

Front

An undersea valley that represents one of the deepest parts of the ocean:

Back

Ocean Trench

Front

Stress that squeezes rock until it folds or breaks:

Back

Compression

Front

A plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions:

Back

Transform Boundary

Front

An area where magma from deep within the mantle melts through the crust above it:

Back

Hot Spot

Front

A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other:

Back

Convergent boundary

Front

The process by which one tectonic plate moves under another:

Back

Subduction

Front

A boundary where two tectonic plates are moving apart:

Back

Divergent Boundary

Front

The layer of the Earth that is made up of solid rock and is divided into tectonic plates:

Back

Lithosphere

Front

The movement of tectonic plates caused by convection currents in the mantle:

Back

Plate Tectonics

Front

A geological feature formed by the eruption of magma onto the Earth's surface:

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Volcano