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