Chapter 6 Lesson 3 Flashcards
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Lithosphere
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The cold and rigid outermost rock layer
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Plate Techtonics
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This states that Earth’s surface is made of ridge slabs of rock, or plates, that move with respect to each other
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Divergent Plate Boundary
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This forms where two plates separate
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Transform Plate Boundary
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When two plates slide past each other
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Convergent Plate Boundaries
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These form two plates where they collide
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Subduction
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The denser plate sinks below the more buoyant plate in process
