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plate |
A section of the lithosphere that slowly moves over the asthenosphere, carrying pieces of continental and oceanic crust. |
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scientific theory |
A well tested concept that explains a wide range of observations. |
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plate tectonics |
The theory that pieces of Earth's lithosphere are in constant motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle. |
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fault |
A break in earth's crust where masses of rock slip past each other. |
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divergent boundary |
A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other. |
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rift valley |
A deep valley that forms where two plates move apart. |
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convergent boundary |
A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other. |
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transform boundary |
A plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions. |
