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