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Tectonic Plates

By: Molly Ramos
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TWO PLATES GRIND PAST EACH OTHER, MOVING IN DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS.
_______ - WHEN TWO PLATES COLLIDE.
WHAT LANDFORM HAPPENS AT A SUBDUCTION ZONE.
A LAYER OF RIGID ROCK THAT INCLUDES ALL OF THE CRUST AND UPPER PART OF THE MANTLE.
________ RISES,COOL AND CAUSES NEW SEA FLOOR TO FORM.
CURRENT IN THE EARTH'S MANTLE THAT TRANSFERS HEAT IN THE EARTHS INTERIOR AND IN THE DRIVING FORCE FOR PLATE TECTONICS.
_________ FOSSILS LIVED ON BOTH CONTINENTS WHEN THEY WERE JOINED.
ALFRED WEGENER CAME UP WITH THE _______ OF CONTINENTAL DRIFT.
A LAYER OF HOT ROCK MATERIAL THAT IS LOCATED BENEATH THE CRUST.
MANY EXAMPLES OF _______ HAVE BEEN FOUND ON SEPARATE CONTINENTS AND NOWHERE ELSE.
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN SEISMIC ENERGY IS RELEASED AS ROCKS IN EARTHS CRUST BREAK AND MOVE.
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WHAT IS ONE EXAMPLE OF A TRANSFORM BOUNDARY?
A LAYER OF SOLID ROCK THAT BEHAVES LIKE A FLUID.
GREEK WORD MEANING "ALL LANDS"
__________ WEGENER
A PLACE WHERE TWO OR MORE PLATES MOVE AWAY FROM EACH OTHER.
THREE MAIN TYPES OF PLATE_______.
CONTINENTAL ________ IS MADE OF GRANITE ROCK.
PLATE TECTONICS IS A SCIENTIFIC THEORY EXPLAINING HOW THE _______ MOVE AROUND ON THE MANTLE AND HOW THE SEA FLOOR IS CREATED AND DESTROYED
SECTION THAT MOVE ON A PLASTIC-LIKE LAYER OF THE MANTLE THAT FLOAT AND MOVE ON THIS LAYER.