KENT MS - SCI CH 4 SEC 5 flash cards

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Term	Definition
plate	a rigid layer of the Earth's crust that is believed to drift slowly
plate tectonics	the theory that pieces of Earth's lithosphere are in constant motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle
fault	break in earth's crust where rocks have slipped past each other
spreading boundary	place where two plates move apart
colliding boundary	also called a convergent boundary - a place where two plates come together or collide
sliding boundary	a place where two plates slip past each other, moving in opposite directions
rift valley	a deep valley that forms where two plates move apart

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