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| Theory that lithosphere is broken up into plates that move around |
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| After an oceanic/continental crust collision, oceanic crust sinks into the asthenosphere |
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| Deepest part of ocean where suduction occurs |
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| Midocean ridge where sea-floor spreading occurs |
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| When oceanic lithosphere is higher than where it sinks into asthenosphere |
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| Ocean crust is recycled into the mantle |
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| Volcanically active valley between midocean ridges |
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| Earthquake/volcano zone surrounding specific plate |
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| Hot rock rises, but cooler rock near surface sinks |
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| When the edge of tectonic plate w/ oceanic lithosphere sinks and pulls the rest of the plate with it |
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| Thin, solid, outermost layer of the Earth above the mantle |
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| The layer of rock between the Earth's crust and core |
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| Liquid layer of earth's core between mantle and surrounds the inner core |
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| Solid, dense center of planet |
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| Outermost, rigid layer of the earth |
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| Plastic layer of mantle in which the lithosphere moves |
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| Idea that the continents were once a single landmass thats now in different locations |
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| Greek name for large, continental landmass |
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| Process where new oceanic lithosphere forms as magma rises toward the surface and solidifies |
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| Places where sea-floor spreading occur |
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