Theory
Plate or Tectonic Plate
Scientific Law
Earthquakes
Convergent Boundary
Transform Fault Boundary
Plate Boundary
Mid Ocean Ridge or Ridge
Divergent Boundary
Convection Currents
Theory of Plate Tectonics
Causes the plates or tectonic plates to move
Two plates that move in opposite directions from one another
A statement that describes what scientists expect to happen every time under a particular set of conditions
Underwater volcano located at a crack in the Earth's lithosphere
Theory that the Earth is cracked into sections that move due to the convection currents under them
Caused by two plates sliding past one another, getting stuck, building pressure, and breaking
The giant cracked sections of Earth's lithosphere
Two plates that slide past one another
Two plates that collide into one another
An explanation that has been tested and supported by a significant amount of data from the scientific community
Where two plates or tectonic plates meet. The crack in the Earth
