| A | B |
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| transform boundary | a plate boundary where 2 plates move past each other in opposite directions |
| divergent boundary | a plate boundary where 2 plates move away from each other |
| convergent boundary | a plate boundary where 2 plates move toward each other |
| basalt | a dark, dense igneous rock with a vein texture found in the ocean's crust |
| granite | a rock that has larger crystal than basalt and is not as thin |
| geologist | a scientist who studies the forces that make and shape planet Earth |
| plate techtonics | the geological term that states that pieces of earth's lithosphere are in constant, slow movement driven by convection currents in the mantle |
| conduction | heat transferred by contact of particles of matter |
| convection | heat transferred by movement of heated fluid |
| subduction | the process by which the ocean floor sinks beneath a deep ocean trench and back into the mantle |
| radiation | the transfer of energy through empty space |
