https://padlet.com/3049391/y6ut6hr7jly1 Made with a warm hug en-us 2018-03-29 18:28:55 UTC 2018-03-29 18:39:17 UTC hello@padlet.com 3049391 https://padlet.com/3049391/y6ut6hr7jly1/wish/247364891 a theory explaining the structure of the earth's crust and many associated phenomena as resulting from the interaction of rigid lithospheric plates that move slowly over the underlying mantle.]]> 2018-03-29 18:29:51 UTC https://padlet.com/3049391/y6ut6hr7jly1/wish/247364891 3049391 https://padlet.com/3049391/y6ut6hr7jly1/wish/247364941 the gradual movement of the continents across the earth's surface through geological time.]]> 2018-03-29 18:29:59 UTC https://padlet.com/3049391/y6ut6hr7jly1/wish/247364941 3049391 https://padlet.com/3049391/y6ut6hr7jly1/wish/247365325 the sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate.]]> 2018-03-29 18:31:11 UTC https://padlet.com/3049391/y6ut6hr7jly1/wish/247365325 3049391 https://padlet.com/3049391/y6ut6hr7jly1/wish/247365409 The Mid-Atlantic Ridge (MAR) is a mid-ocean ridge, a divergent tectonic plate or constructive plate boundary located along the floor of the Atlantic Ocean, and part of the longest mountain range in the world.]]> 2018-03-29 18:31:26 UTC https://padlet.com/3049391/y6ut6hr7jly1/wish/247365409 3049391 https://padlet.com/3049391/y6ut6hr7jly1/wish/247365488 The Ring of Fire is a major area in the basin of the Pacific Ocean where a large number of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur. In a 40,000 km (25,000 mi) horseshoe shape, it is associated with a nearly continuous series of oceanic trenches, volcanic arcs, and volcanic belts and plate movements.]]> 2018-03-29 18:31:40 UTC https://padlet.com/3049391/y6ut6hr7jly1/wish/247365488 3049391 https://padlet.com/3049391/y6ut6hr7jly1/wish/247365593 convergent plate boundary in Science. convergent plate boundary. (kən-vûr'jənt) A tectonic boundary where two plates are moving toward each other. If the two plates are of equal density, they usually push up against each other, forming a mountain chain.]]> 2018-03-29 18:32:02 UTC https://padlet.com/3049391/y6ut6hr7jly1/wish/247365593 3049391 https://padlet.com/3049391/y6ut6hr7jly1/wish/247366213 divergent plate boundary. divergent plate boundary in Science. divergent plateboundary. (dĭ-vûr'jənt) A tectonic boundary where two plates are moving away from each other and new crust is forming from magma that rises to the Earth's surface between the two plates.]]> 2018-03-29 18:33:56 UTC https://padlet.com/3049391/y6ut6hr7jly1/wish/247366213 3049391 https://padlet.com/3049391/y6ut6hr7jly1/wish/247366292 Transform Boundaries. The final type of boundary is one where the two plates slide against each other in a sideways motion. These boundaries between plates is referred to as transform boundaries. As two plates slide past one another, in a transform boundary, neither plate is added to at the boundary, nor destroyed.]]> 2018-03-29 18:34:12 UTC https://padlet.com/3049391/y6ut6hr7jly1/wish/247366292 3049391 https://padlet.com/3049391/y6ut6hr7jly1/wish/247366409 fault definition. In geology, a place where sections of the crust of the Earth move relative to each other. (See earthquake and San Andreas fault.) Note: Faults tend to occur near the edges of tectonic plates.]]> 2018-03-29 18:34:34 UTC https://padlet.com/3049391/y6ut6hr7jly1/wish/247366409 3049391 https://padlet.com/3049391/y6ut6hr7jly1/wish/247366466 the upper layer of the earth's mantle, below the lithosp]]> 2018-03-29 18:34:44 UTC https://padlet.com/3049391/y6ut6hr7jly1/wish/247366466