Unit 4A Vocab Flashcard

Front

Layer of rock forming Earth's outer surface.

Back

crust

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Front

Rigid layer of the upper mantle and crust.

Back

lithosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Front

Natural process that wears away Earth's surface.

Back

destructive force

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Front

A large natural elevation of the earth's surface; a steep hill.

Back

mountain

Front

Solid rock, hotter & fluid parts, convection currents

Back

mantle

Front

Process adding new oceanic crust to ocean floor

Back

sea floor spreading

Front

Boundary where tectonic plates slide past each other horizontally

Back

transform boundary

Front

Undersea mountain chain producing new ocean floor

Back

mid-ocean ridge

Front

Plate boundary where two plates move toward each other.

Back

convergent boundary

Front

Theory that Earth's surface is divided into moving plates.

Back

plate tectonics

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5