Key Terms Flashcards
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Plate
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Plates carry the continents, parts of the ocean floor, or both🌊
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Scientific theory
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A scientific theory is a well tested concept that explains a wide range of observations🔬
3
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Plate tectonics
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Pieces of the lithosphere are in constant slow motion driven by convection currents in the mantle🔥
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Faults
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Breaks in the earth’s crust where rocks slip past each other form along these boundaries
