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plate tectonics |
the theory that explains that how large pieces of the earth outermost layer called tectonic plates move and change in shape |
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convergent boundary |
the boundary formed by the collision of two lithospheric plates |
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divergent boundary |
the boundary between tectonic plates that are moving away from each other |
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transform boundary |
the boundary between tectonic plates that are slipping past each other horizontally |
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sea floor spreading |
the process by witch new oceanic lithospere formed as magma rises toward the surface and solid ifies |
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continental drift |
the hypothesis that states that the continents once formed a single landmass broke up and drifted to their present locations |
