| A | B |
|---|
| Rift | An example is The Rhine Valley |
| Transform Boundary | An example is The San Andreas Fault |
| Subduction | The movement of the Pacific Plate under the Asian Plate. An ocean plate sliding under a Continental Plate. |
| Basalt and Granite | The two most common rocks that make up the crust of the earth. |
| Asthenosphere | A bendable layer of solid rock that has the consistency of asphalt. |
| Lithosphere | The uppermost part of the mantle and crust. |
| Inner Core | The layer of the earth that contains solid iron and metal. |
| Outer Core | The layer of the earth that contains molten metal. |
| Crust | The layer of the earth that makes the ocean bottom and the continents. |
| Convection | Transfer of heat through the movement of heated fluid. |
| Conduction | Transfer of energy through direct contact with a substance. |
| Radiation | Transfer of energy through space. |
| Convection Currents | The energy that causes the magnetic fields of the earth. |
| Accretion | One source of the heat energy that is trapped inside earth. |
| Sea Floor Spreading | Earth movement that making the Atlantic Ocean wider. |
| Mid-Atlantic Ridge | An example of sea floor spreading. |
| The Indian Australian Plate | Subducting under the Eurasian Plate |
| Pangaea | The super continent that occurred over 200 million years ago |
