Relacionar Columnas Tectonic PlatesVersión en línea Tectonic Plates por Tabitha Najera 1 earthquakes 2 plasticity 3 transform 4 convergent 5 ridge 6 convection currents 7 plates 8 lithosphere 9 divergent 10 trench 11 Tectonic Plates rigid layer broken into pieces called plates When 2 plates separate A theory stating that the Earth's surface is broken into plates that move Large pieces of Earth’s crust that move due to convection currents when two plates collide when plates shift and cause the Earth to shake solids that act like liquids, semi-solids a long crack between 2 plates When two plates slide the circulation of material in the mantle a long, very steep ditch along the ocean floor