The locations where two tectonic plates interact. There are three types; divergent, convergent, and transform

A convergent boundary is where two (or more) tectonic plates of the lithosphere move toward one another and collide

When two tectonic plates move away from each other

A fault zone where two plates slide past each other horizontally

The breaking down of rocks, soil and minerals as well as artificial materials through contact with the wind, biotic (living things), and water

The wearing away of rocks and other deposits on the Earth’s surface by the action of wind, water, or ice

The process by which sediments, soil, and rocks are added to a land form or land mass

A fracture in the crust of earth accompanied by a displacement of one side of the fracture with the other, in a direction parallel to the fracture

In a volcano, it allows smoke or gas to go out through an opening

The area where one plate moves under another and is forced down into the mantle

Circulatory movement within the mantle in which the warmer parts move up and the colder parts move down, due to density. Creates the movement of tectonic plates.

A pure substance made of only one kind of atom

Ecological damage of a direct geologic nature, such as volcanic eruptions and earthquakes

The sudden occurrence of a violent discharge of lava and gas from a volcanic vent

An underwater mountain system formed by plate tectonics through seafloor spreading, typically having a rift valley running along middle