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Plate Tectonics

Horizontales
The rising of portions of the Earth's surface
phenomena associated with volcanic activity
depression in the ground caused by the Earth's crust spreading apart.
geologist who uses physical principles to study the properties of the earth
Molten rock in the earth's crust
tectonic plate found beneath continents.
area where two or more tectonic plates bump into each other. Also called a collision zone.
layer in Earth's mantle between the lithosphere (above) and the upper mantle (below).
middle layer of the Earth, made of mostly solid rock.
Where we live
process of covering the earth with glaciers or masses of ice
a large continuous extent of land
movement of the edge of one tectonic plate under another
Verticales
method of determining the presence and location of an object using sound waves (echolocation).
Large cracks in rocks that allows them to slide
rock that in its molten form issues from volcanos
area where two or more tectonic plates are moving away from each other. Also called an extensional boundary.
underwater mountain range.
outer, solid portion of the Earth. Also called the geosphere.
movement and interaction of the Earth's plates.
Liquid part that makes up the earth
process of one tectonic plate melting, sliding, or falling beneath another.
Shock waves that go through the earth
a specialist in the history of the Earth recorded in rocks
having to do with the ocean.
intensely hot region deep within the Earth that rises to just underneath the surface. Some hot spots produce volcanoes.