When 2 tectonics plates that are moving apart from each other. *Seafloor Spreading
100
Volcanoes
A mountain hill, typically conical, having a crater or vent through which lava, rock fragments, hot vapor, and gas are being or have been erupted form Earth's Crust.
100
Asthenosphere
The Upper layer of the Earth's Mantle.
100
Oceanic/ Oceanic: Convergent
Causes Earthquakes, Volcanoes & Tsunamis
100
Continental Drift
The gradual movement of the continents across the earth's surface through Geological time.
200
Transform Boundary
Plates side past each other. *Earthquakes
200
Earthquakes
A sudden and violent shaking of the ground, sometimes causing great destruction, of a result of movements within the Earth's Crust or Volcanic action.
200
Lithosphere
The rigid outer and part of the Earth, consisting of the Crust and Upper Mantle.
200
Continental/ Continental: Convergent
*Mountain Building, *Earthquakes, but "NO" Volcanoes
200
Plate Tectonics
Earth's crust and part of the Upper Mantle are broken into sections called Plates.
300
Convergent Boundary
Where 2 tectonic plates or fragments of lithosphere move toward one another and collide. * Earthquakes & Volcanoes
300
Tsunamis
A long high sea wave caused by earthquakes, submarine landslide, or other disturbance.
300
Convection Current
A current in a fluid that results from convection.