Science FlashCards

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Plate Tectonics

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The Plate tectonics is a theory that explains the way the lithosphere is structured.

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Slip

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There are two plates slide with each other.

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Collision

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Two plates crash and join or fold up together.

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4
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Spreading

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Two plates move apart or separate from each other.

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5
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Subduction

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One plate sinks below the other plate.

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6
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Earthquake

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Traveling waves from one plate to another with movement.

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7
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Volcano

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A geological structure through which magma emerges from the interior of Earth.

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