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1 the boundary between two plates that move toward each other
2 the process by which new oceanic crust forms along a mid-ocean ridge and older oceanic crust moves away from the ridge
3 the boundary between two plates that slide past each other
4 the boundary between two plates that move away from each other
5 Wegener's hypothesis that all continents were once connected in a single large landmass that broke apart about 200 million years ago and drifted slowly to their current positions
6 theory that Earth's surface is broken into larger, rigid pieces that move with respect to each other
7 long, narrow mountain range on the ocean floor; formed by magma at divergent plate boundaries
8 a curved line of volcanoes that forms parallel to a plate boundary
9 a deep, underwater trough created by one plate subducting under another plate at a convergent plate boundary
10 the process that occurs when one tectonic plate moves under another tectonic plate
11 name given to a supercontinent that began to break apart approximately 200 million years ago
12 a vent in Earth's crust through which molten rock flows
13 molten rock stored below Earth's surface
14 a crack or a fracture in Earth's lithosphere along which movement occurs
15 magma that erupts onto Earth's surface
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