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Plate Tectonics



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7 Built by thick lava that is thrown high into the air and falls as chunks or cinders.
8 Built by thinner fluid lava that spreads over a large area.
9 The theory that explains how continents move is called _____.
12 What do plates float on?
13 When plates move against each other is called ______.
14 Built by layers of ash and cinders sandwiched between layers of hardened lava.
17 When plates spread apart.
19 A mountain range is formed at a ______ boundary.
1 A measure fo the amount of energy released by an earthquake is called ___.
2 A sudden movement of Earth's crust is called ________.
3 A __________ is an opening in Earth's crust.
4 The name of all of our continents fused together.
5 What type of rock are oceanic plates made of?
6 A stationary location in the mantle where magma melts through a tectonic plate.
7 When plates collide is called
10 Hot, melted rock.
11 Once magma reaches Earth's surface it is called _______.
15 Do plates move horizontally, vertically, or both?
16 A _________ is a break or crack in the rock of the lithosphere along which movements take place.
18 A huge wave.
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