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Plate Tectonics Word Search

Listed below are the definitions and descriptions of terms associated with plate tectonics. First figure out the term, then located in the field of letters above.

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asthenosphere1. The partially melted layer of the mantle lying just below the lithosphere.
convergent2. Boundary where plates come together.
continental drift3. The massive supercontinent which existed millions of years ago.
divergent4. The boundry where plates move apart.
fault5. A break or crack in the Earth's crust along which movement has occured.
lithosphere6. Another name for the Earth's crust.
subduction zone7. The area where one plate is thrust under another overriding plate.
transform8. The boundary where plates slip passed each other.
ring of fire9. An area of intense tectonic activity. Located near around Indonesia and the Pacific Ocean.
hot spot10. One of these created Hawaii.

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