Matching Pairs Matching: Plate Tectonics IntrOnline version Matching of vocabulary...plate tectonics intro by Benjamin D Morgan 1 Earthquakes 2 Plate or Tectonic Plate 3 Theory of Plate Tectonics 4 Transform Fault Boundary 5 Mid Ocean Ridge or Ridge 6 Divergent Boundary 7 Theory 8 Convergent Boundary 9 Plate Boundary 10 Convection Currents 11 Scientific Law Theory that the Earth is cracked into sections that move due to the convection currents under them Caused by two plates sliding past one another, getting stuck, building pressure, and breaking Where two plates or tectonic plates meet. The crack in the Earth An explanation that has been tested and supported by a significant amount of data from the scientific community Two plates that move in opposite directions from one another Causes the plates or tectonic plates to move A statement that describes what scientists expect to happen every time under a particular set of conditions Two plates that collide into one another Underwater volcano located at a crack in the Earth's lithosphere Two plates that slide past one another The giant cracked sections of Earth's lithosphere