Plate Tectonics

Quannah M.
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  1. compression
    the act of applying force
  2. convergent
    tending to come together from different directions
  3. divergent
    tending to move apart in different directions
  4. folding
    the act of folding
  5. shearing
    removing by cutting off or clipping
  6. tension
    the action of stretching something tight
  7. transform
    change or alter in appearance or nature
Created on Mon Sep 20 14:02:04 EDT 2010 (updated Mon Sep 20 14:02:58 EDT 2010)

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