Plate tectonics vocab

The hypothesis that the continents slowly move across Earth's surface.

• Plate Tectonics Theory

• plate boundaries

• Continental drift

• subduction zone

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Sections of the Earth's crust that move due to convection currents.

• tectonic plates

• subduction zone

• deep-ocean trench

• deep-ocean trench

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

the theory that the outer part of the earth is made up of rigid plates that move relative to each other.

• continental drift

• mid-ocean ridge

• divergent boundary

• Plate Tectonics Theory

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

At plate boundaries, Earth's crust is broken (fault) and rocks slip past each other in one of 3 types of plate boundaries.

• tectonic plates

• plate boundaries

• oceanic crust

• continental crust

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other.

• convergent boundary

• divergent boundary

• transform boundary

• subduction zone

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other.

• convergent boundary

• divergent boundary

• transform boundary

• subduction zone

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

A plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions

• convergent boundary

• divergent boundary

• transform boundary

• subduction zone

the region where an oceanic plate sinks down into the asthenosphere at a convergent boundary

• deep-ocean trench

• rift valley

• subduction zone

• mid-ocean ridge

a deep valley along the ocean floor through which oceanic crust slowly sinks towards the mantle

• deep-ocean trench

• continental drift

• mid-ocean ridge

• rift valley

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The portion of the earth's crust that primarily contains granite, is less dense than oceanic crust, and is 20-50 km thick

• oceanic crust

• continental crust