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1.1 through 1.5 Vocabulary (pages 14-60)

Across
__________ zone occur when a lithospheric plate is pulled underneath another due to density differences.
The thickest center layer of Earth that lays under the crust.
The sudden motion or shaking of Earth caused by release of energy as plates move or break.
The grouping of Earth's layers consisting of the uppermost portion of mantle and the crust.
A scientist who studies the Earth and Earth processes.
Fluid rock that leaves the Earth through a volcano or hot spot.
The growth of a continent along its edges.
The elastic motion of Earths crust produced by earthquakes.
The deep central cleft in the crest of the mid-ocean ridge.
A location on Earth's surface where magma consistently exits for an extended period of time.
Crust that makes up the continents. Thicker, older, and less dense.
The innermost, hottest layer of the Earth made of metal.
________ boundaries exist when plates come together
The location within Earth where the rupture of crust occurs causing earthquakes.
Down
_______ zones exist where two continents collide and are pushed upward.
________ boundaries exist when plates move apart.
Mass per unit of volume for a substance.
Pattern of movement in a fluid caused by heating and cooling.
An exceptionally hot spring on the bottom of the ocean that allows heated, mineral rick water to leave the crust.
Crust that lies under ocean basins. Thinner, younger, and more dense.
The layer group of Earth's structure that consists of upper mantle.
Satellite based system for determining location.
A depression that is long, narrow, and located deep on the ocean floor.
A there that explains how and why the Earth's lithospheric plates move relative to one another.
The molten rock that is naturally generated within the Earth.
________ boundaries exist when plates slide past one another.
The cracks within the lithosphere that are long and formed by the hot mantle pushing upward.
A crack, vent, or fissure in Earth's crust that allows magma, gas, and ash to exit the Earth's surface.