Stemscopedia Plate Tectonics and Vocab

The hot, plastic-like layer of Earth, made of magma. 

• Inner Core
• Mantle
• Crust
• Outer Core

The hot, liquid layer of Earth, made of iron and nickel.

• Inner Core
• Mantle
• Crust
• Outer Core

The dense, solid center of Earth, made of iron and nickel.

• Inner Core
• Mantle
• Crust
• Outer Core

The boundary between two plates that collide with one another.

• Divergent Plate Boundary
• Convergent Plate Boundary
• Transform Plate Boundary
• Subversive Plate Boundary

The boundary between two plates that pull apart from one another.

• Divergent Plate Boundary
• Convergent Plate Boundary
• Transform Plate Boundary
• Subversive Plate Boundary

The boundary between two plates that slide past one another. 

• Divergent Plate Boundary
• Convergent Plate Boundary
• Transform Plate Boundary
• Subversive Plate Boundary

When two plates collide and one plate slips below the other and down into the mantle. 

• Subduction
• Erosion
• Deposition
• Convection

What happens in a liquid or gas when the warmer parts rise and the cooler parts sink.

• Subduction
• Erosion
• Deposition
• Convection

A break in the rock created by pressure and movement in the rock. 

• Fault
• Mid-Ocean Ridge
• Ocean Trench
• Focus

The place in the rocks where pressure releases and an earthquake begins.

• Fault
• Epicenter
• Seismic Waves
• Focus