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| plate tectonics definitions | |||
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| # | Definition | Sets | |
| 1 | the branch of geology studying the folding and faulting of the earth's crust | 16 sets | |
| 2 | the theory that pieces of earth's lithosphere are in constant motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle | 16 sets | |
| 3 | the study of large scale movement and deformation of the earth's outer layers in terms of rigid plates over a partly molten layer of the upper mantle | 15 sets | |
| 4 | the theory that pieces of earth's lithosphere are in constant motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle. | 7 sets | |
| 5 | a theory suggesting that earth's surface is divided into more than 12 slow-moving plates, or pieces of earth's crust | 7 sets | |
| 6 | a theory stating that the earth's surface is broken into plates that move | 7 sets | |
| 7 | the entire theory of plates on earth, moving around, with the mechanism | 6 sets | |
| 8 | the theory that pieces of earth's lithosphere are in constant motion driven by convection currents in the mantle | 6 sets | |
| 9 | the theory that describes earth's curst and upper mantle as being divided into sections. | 5 sets | |
| 10 | theory that pieces of the lithosphere are in constant motion (because of convection currents) | 4 sets | |
| 11 | heory which explains the distribution of continents, earthquakes, volcanoes, and mountains. plates | 4 sets | |
| 12 | the study of how lithospheric plates move around | 4 sets | |
| 13 | the theory that explains how large pieces of the earth's outermost layer, called tectonic plates, move and change shape | 4 sets | |
| 14 | the theory that the earth's lithosphere is divided into tectonic plates that move around on top of the asthenosphere | 4 sets | |
| 15 | the theory that earth's outer shell is not one solid piece of rock. instead the lithosphere-the earth's crust and the brittle upper layer of the mantle-is broken into a number of moving plates | 4 sets | |
| 16 | theory that earth's crust and upper mantle are broken into plates that float and move around on a plastic-like layer of the mantle | 4 sets | |
| 17 | theory that the earth's surface is broken into large plates that move | 3 sets | |
| 18 | theory that states that the lithosphere is broken into plates that move | 3 sets | |
| 19 | is the theory that the earth's lithosphere is divided into tectonic plates that move around on top of the asthenosphere. | 3 sets | |
| 20 | theory that earth's crust and upper mantle are broken into plates that float and move around | 3 sets | |
| 21 | this theory explains plate movements and how they cause continental drift. | 3 sets | |
| 22 | theory that the earth's crust is not an unbroken shell but consists of plates, or huge slabs of rock, that move | 3 sets | |
| 23 | earth's crust and part of the upper mantle are broken into sections | 3 sets | |
| 24 | the theory that pieces of earth's lithosphere, called plates, move about slowly on top of the asthenosphere | 3 sets | |
| 25 | the theory that explains how large pieces of the lithosphere, called plates, move and change shape. | 3 sets | |
| 26 | theory that earth's crust and upper mantleare broken into plates that float and move around on a plastic like layer of the mantle | 3 sets | |
| 27 | theory that the earth's crust and part of the upper mantle are broken into sections | 3 sets | |
| 28 | pieces of earth's lithosphere are in slowl, constant motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle | 2 sets | |
| 29 | this theory explains the formation, movement, and subduction of earth's plates | 2 sets | |
| 30 | a theory suggesting that earth's surface is divided into a dozen or so slow-moving plates, or pieces of earth's crust | 2 sets | |
| 31 | theory that earth's crust and upper mantle are broken into plates that float and move around on a plasticlike layer of the mantle | 2 sets | |
| 32 | the dynamics of continental plate movement on the earth | 2 sets | |
| 33 | the theory that explains how large pieces of the lithosphere, called plates, move and change shape | 2 sets | |
| 34 | a process involving the movement of large plates on the earth's mantle | 2 sets | |
| 35 | the theory that earth's crust is divided into rigid plates that slowly move across the upper mantle | 2 sets | |
| 36 | the theory that earth's crust is divided into rigid plates that slowly move across the upper mantle. | 2 sets | |
| 37 | the theory that pieces of earth's crust are in constant motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle | 2 sets | |
| 38 | the term scientists use to describe the activities of continental drift and magma flow, which create many of the earth's physical features | 2 sets | |
| 39 | the earth's crust is not an unbroken shell of rock. instead, it is split into a number of blocks | 2 sets | |
| 40 | a theory stating that the earths surface is broken into plates that move. | 2 sets | |