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| RIGID LAYER COMPOSED OF EARTHS CRUST AND PART OF THE UPPER MANTLE |
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| THEORY STATING THAT EARTHS CRUST AND UPPER MANTLE ARE BROKEN INTO SECTIONS |
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| THEORY THAT THE NEW SEA FLOOR IS FORCED UPWARD TOWARD THE SURFACE AT A MID OCEAN RIDGE |
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| MANTLE CYCLE OF HEATING, RISING, COOLING AND SINKING |
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| IDEA THAT CONTINENTS HAVE MOVED HORIZONTALLY TO THEIR CURRENT LOCATIONS |
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| NAME GIVEN TO THE LANDMASS WHEN ALL CONTINENTS WERE CONNECTED |
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| AREA WHEN AN OCEAN PLATE DECENDS INTO THE UPPER MANTLE |
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| PLASTIC LIKE LAYER OF EARTH BELOW THE LITHOSPHERE |
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| BREAK IN ROCK CAUSED BY SHEAR FORCES WHERE ROCKS MOVE PAST EACH OTHER WITHOUT MUCH VERTICAL MOVEMENT |
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| BROKEN SECTIONS OF THE LITHOSPHERE |
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