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8th Grade
02/26/2012

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Term
plates
Definition

separate,broken sections of the lithosphere that fit closely together.

 

the __x__ carry continental crust, oceanic crust, or both.

 

Term
plate tectonics
Definition
the theory that states that pieces of the Earth's lithosphere are in constant, slow motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle.
Term

*Sea- floor spreading

*Continental Drift

Definition
Plate Tectonics combines the theories of __-_______ and _________.
Term

*Formation

*Movement

*Subduction

Definition
Plate tectonics explains the ____x____, ____x____, and ___x____ of the Earth's plates.
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