Geology and Earth Science Terms

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tectonic plates

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area of the earth that keeps water and land in a section

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divergent boundary

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a boundary that is moving apart

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convergent boundary

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a boundary that is moving together

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transform boundary

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a boundary that is moving in opposite directions

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continental drift

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when the continents moved in separate ways slowly

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pangea

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when the continents were together

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seismograph

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tool to measure ground movement

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lithosphere

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outer layer of the earth

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asthenosphere

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layer of the earth under lithosphere

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convection heat (currents)

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a heating pattern moves in a circle