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