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E&E Plate Tectonic

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Across
The process by which earths crust breaks apart, can occur within continental crust or organic crust
The hypothesis that a single large landmass broke up into smaller landmasses to form the continent's which then drifted to their present location
Earths outer
Deepest part of the oceans
Section of the Earth below the crust
The solid plastic layer of the mantle beneath the lithosphere
The boundary between tectonic plates that are colliding
The theory that explains large pieces of the lithosphere called plates move and change shape
A Sudden movement along the boundary of a tectonic plate
AN example of transform boundary is
Down
Places where new sea floor is being created
WWhat is produced frommagama formed from melted rock
The boundary between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other
A piece of lithosphere that has a unique geologic history and that may be part of a larger piece of lithosphere such as a continent
A long, undersea chain that has a steep, narrow valley at its center and that creates new organic lithosphere as tectonic plates move apart
San Andreas____
The solid outer layer of earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle
Where are most divergent boundaries located
——tectonic
TO move apart