Matching Pairs Matching: Plate Tectonics IntrOnline version Matching of vocabulary...plate tectonics intro by Benjamin D Morgan 1 Theory 2 Plate or Tectonic Plate 3 Scientific Law 4 Earthquakes 5 Theory of Plate Tectonics 6 Convection Currents 7 Transform Fault Boundary 8 Divergent Boundary 9 Plate Boundary 10 Convergent Boundary 11 Mid Ocean Ridge or Ridge Two plates that move in opposite directions from one another 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 collide into one another Two plates that slide past one another Where two plates or tectonic plates meet. The crack in the Earth Causes the plates or tectonic plates to move Caused by two plates sliding past one another, getting stuck, building pressure, and breaking 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 The giant cracked sections of Earth's lithosphere