plate tech Flashcards

1
Q

crust

A

out shell of an rocky planet

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2
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mantel

A

molten rock

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3
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core

A

molten iron

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4
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tech plate

A

rock that makes the crust of earth

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5
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cont drift thero

A

the theory that contentes drifted over

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6
Q

athenosphere

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a thin layer on earth

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7
Q

conve current

A

hotter parts rising up

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8
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conv plate

A

plates pushing

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9
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mountain

A

plates pushed up

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10
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valca

A

a vent in witch gasses are expelled

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11
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divergent bound

A

plates moving apart

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12
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transform boundrey

A

plates sliding

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13
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fault

A

break in crust

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14
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mid ocean ridge

A

a long line of underwater volcanoes

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15
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subduction zone

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a place where a plate sinks under another

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16
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rift valley

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narrow valley diverging