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#1 deep cracks that form between two tectonic plates that are pulling away from each other rift
#2 The supercontinent that formed 300 million years ago Pangea
#3 A long undersea mountain chain that has steep, narrow valley at its center Mid-Ocean Ridge
#4 Large crater caused by the violent explosion of a volcano that collapses into a depression Caldera
#5 a plate bounadry where two plates are moving towards each other forcing either subduction or upward folding Convergent Boundary
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#1 The process by which one lithospheric plate moves beneath another as a result of tectonic forces Subduction
#2 Refers to the site of an earthquake within the Earth Focus
#3 a large volcano with shallow-sloping sides and a flattened dome Shield Volcano
#4 measure of how much damage an earthquake causes intensity
#5 Seismic wave that travels along the earth's surface surface waves
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#1 the gradual movement and formation of continents apart and then back together Continental Drift
#2 Crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other Fault
#3 the solid part of the earth consisting of the crust lithosphere
#4 the process of change during which supercontinents develop and later break apart supercontinent cycles
#5 a from of lava flow of basaltic rock, usually dark-colored with a smooth or ropey surface pahoehoe
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#1 A portion of the Earth's surface that may be far from tectonic plate boundaries and that experiences volcanism due to a rising mantle plume Hot Spot
#2 molten rock within the earth's crust magma
#3 A plate boundary where new crust is being created as the old crust on each side moves away as if on a conveyor belt Divergent Boundary
#4 tectonic plate motion due to higher densities and one plate being pulled under the other Slab pull
#5 landmass comprising more than one continent Super continent
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#1 molten rock expelled by a volcano during an eruption lava
#2 volcanic rock that has been framented by explosions during an eruption pyroclastic material
#3 Shaking and vibration at the surface of teh earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane or from volcanic activity Earthquake
#4 the study of the record of the Earth's magnetic field preserved in various magnetic minerals through time Paleomagnetism
#5 the point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake Epicenter
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