In each blank, try to type in the
word that is missing. If you've
typed in the correct word, the
blank will turn green.
If your not sure what answer should be entered, press the space bar and the next missing letter will be displayed. When you are all done, you should look back over all your answers and review the ones in red. These ones in red are the ones which you needed help on. Term: Plate Definition: The theory that explains how large pieces of the 's outermost layer, called tectonic plates, move and change shape. Term: Convergent Definition: The boundary by the collision of two lithospheric plates. Term: BoundaryDefinition: The boundary between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each . Term: Transform Definition: The boundary between tectonic plates that are sliding past each horizontally. Term: -Oceanic CollisionDefinition: When a plate with crust collides with a plate of continental crust, the denser oceanic crust sinks into the asthenosphere. Term: Subduction Definition: The area where the crust sinks down into the asthenosphere and melts. Term: Oceanic-Oceanic Definition: When two plates of oceanic collide with one sinking below the other into the aesthenosphere. Term: Continental-continental Definition: When two tectonic plates with continental crust collide, they buckle and , which pushes the crusts upward forming mountain chains. Term: Mid-Ocean Definition: An example of an divergent boundary. Term: FaultDefinition: An example of a transform . Term: pushDefinition: The movement of the lithosphere sliding downhill caused by the pulling force of . Term: Definition: Hot rock deep the Earth causes the oceanic lithosphere to move sideways away from the mid-ocean ridge. Term: Slab Definition: When the denser, heavier oceanic lithosphere sinks and pulls the rest of the plate with it. Term: Continental Definition: A hypothesis that earths continents move on surface Term: Definition: are deep at the center of a mid ocean ridge. Term: boundaryDefinition: boundary the plates Term: deep sea Definition: is a long deep trench. deepest part of the floor. Term: collision Definition: boundary that forms when two continents collide and are welded intoa single,larger Term: convectionDefinition: heat from inner and outer cores is transferred throughtha mantle by a process. Term: Definition: giant Term: Definition: core of each continent is an of ancient rock. Term: terraneDefinition: large block of lithospheric plate that has been , often over a distance of 1000 of kilometers, and attached to the edge of a continent. |
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