Chapter 14 Vocab
Published on Feb 04, 2016
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CHAPTER 14 VOCAB
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Compression
Squeezing force at a convergent boundary
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Convergent boundary
Where two plates move toward each other
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Divergent boundary
Where two plates move apart from each other
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Plate tectonics
States that Earth's crust is broken down into rigid plates that move slowly over Earth's surface
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Shear
Side-by-side dragging force a transform boundaries
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Subduction zone
Area where one plates slides under another
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Transform boundary
Where plates slide horizontally past each other
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Caldera
Large depression in the center of a volcano
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Earthquake
Rupture and sudden movement of rocks along a break or crack in Earth's crust
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Fault
Surface along which the crust moves
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Hotspot
Location where volcanoes form far from plate boundaries
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Lava Flow
Long stream of molten rock
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