plate tectonics
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geology
the study of the Earth
what are the 2 forces that change Earth’s surface
constructive and destructive force
what does constructive force do (examples)
builds up mountains/land masses, islands
what does destructive force do (examples)
slowly wears away mountains and everything else, ocean waves wearing a way its shoreline
seismic waves
a wave of energy that travels through the Earth and away from an Earthquake in all directions
plate tectonics
the theory that the earth’s lithosphere is divided into tectonic plates that move around on top of the asthenosphere
what are the 3 types of boundaries
convergent, divergent, transform
what type of boundaries do earthquakes happen at
all types
what are the different things that can happen at different kinds of boundaries
collide, separate, slide past each other
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