Plate Tectonics

Amy B.
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  1. convection
    transfer of heat caused by molecular motion in liquid or gas
  2. density
    the amount per unit size
  3. subduction
    movement of the edge of one tectonic plate under another
  4. amplitude
    greatness of magnitude
  5. trench
    any long ditch cut in the ground
  6. volcano
    a fissure in the earth's crust through which gases erupt
  7. abundant
    present in great quantity
  8. earthquake
    vibration from underground movement along a fault plane
  9. asthenosphere
    the zone of Earth's mantle that lies below the lithosphere
  10. compression
    the act of applying force
  11. pressure
    the act of putting pressure on something
  12. deposition
    the act of putting something somewhere
  13. crustal movement
    movement resulting from or causing deformation of the earth's crust
  14. ridge
    a long narrow natural elevation or striation
  15. core
    the center of an object
  16. significant
    rich in implication
Created on Wed May 15 13:53:41 EDT 2013 (updated Wed May 15 13:58:36 EDT 2013)

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