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R N 1. theory suggesting the Earth's crust is made up of
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P L A T E 3
T E C T O N I 5
C S T plates interacting in different ways, thus
L G R H O I producing earthquakes, moountains, volcanoes,
A M A Q N N and other geologic features
T A N U V E 2. the fastest seismic wave
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V A E N 3. molten rocks that come out to the surface of the
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H F K R T earth
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O O E G A 4. the location on the surface of the earth that is
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E P I C E N T E R E L directly above the disturbance that caused an
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U N T A I N earthquake
G A S 6
T R E N C H 5. is formed when 2 continental crusts collide
E N P F R 6. a deep cut in the ocean floor due to subduction
N I O A U 7. huge waves caused by large-scale disturbances
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T S U N A M I 8
F O C U S in the ocean
L T 8. the point from which a disturbance (earthquake)
R T in the crust originates
I 9. the process when the edge of one plate dives
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S U B D U C T I O N under the edge of another plate
G 10. Earth's crust located under the oceans
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1. slabs of rocks in the lithosphere that move as a unit 8. an underwater mountain range
2. molten rocks found beneath the surface of the earth 9. source of heat in the mantle that created the Hawaiian group of
3. boundary produced when two plates slide/grind past each other islands
4. vibration of the Earth due to rapid release of energy, usually underground
5. boundary in which two plates move toward each other
6. the thick part of the Earth's crust not located under the oceans
7. boundary where plates are moving away from each other