It is a rigid section of the lithosphere that moves as a unit.
PLATES
What is the outermost layer of the Earth's surface called?
the crust
The science that deals with the study of earthquakes and seismic wave that move through and around the Earth.
SEISMOLOGY
What are the 2 body waves?
P-wave and S-wave
What happens when a continental plate converges with a continental plate?
Formation of mountains and mountain ranges
What geologic feature is formed when two oceanic plates diverged?
Mid-Ocean Ridge
What layer is broken up to create plates?
Lithosphere
What is the process when oceanic crust sinks below continental crust?
Subduction
What is convection?
The flow that transfers heat within a fluid (hOT AIR RISES, COLD AIR FALLS)
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The recording of the ground shaking at the specific location of the instrument.
SEISMOGRAPH
The process of heat transfer by the bulk movement of molecules within fluids such as gases and liquids.
CONVECTION
Give the 2 geologic features when two oceanic crust collide
volcanic arc island and trench
A depression on the seafloor produced by subduction process
Trench
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What are the basis of dividing the lithospheric plates
The type of tectonic plate boundary that sometimes has a subduction zone is ______.
Convergent Boundary
Convection currents in the mantle.