8.E.1.1 Vocabulary

8.E.2.1 Vocabulary Tectonic Plates – giant chunks of land or ocean floor in which the lithosphere is broken up into plates Theory of Plate Tectonics – a theory that states that Earth’s lithosphere, or land, is broken into large sections called tectonic plates that move and change position over time (aka continental drift) Fault – a break or crack in Earth’s surface along which movement occurs Convergent Boundary – the location where two tectonic plates push together where either both plates push up or one is pushed underneath the other plate Divergent Boundary – the location where two tectonic plates pull apart Transform Boundary – the location where two tectonic plates slide past each other Sedimentary rock –formed at the surface of the Earth, either in water or on land. They are layered accumulations of sediments-pieces of rock, minerals, or animal/plant material. Convection Current – The flow that transfers heat within a fluid created from the heating and cooling of the fluid. Pangaea – a supercontinent that existed during the late Paleozoic and early Mesozoic eras *Lithosphere – the uppermost layers of Earth made up of solid rock where the top layer is called the crust *Asthenosphere – the soft layer of the mantle made up of semisolid rock that flows slowly 8.E.2.1 Vocabulary Tectonic Plates – giant chunks of land or ocean floor in which the lithosphere is broken up into Theory of Plate Tectonics – a theory that states that Earth’s lithosphere, or land, is broken into large sections called tectonic plates that move and change position over time (aka continental drift) Fault – a break or crack in Earth’s surface along which movement occurs Convergent Boundary – the location where two tectonic plates push together where either both plates push up or one is pushed underneath the other plate Divergent Boundary – the location where two tectonic plates pull apart Transform Boundary – the location where two tectonic plates slide past each other Sedimentary rock –formed at the surface of the Earth, either in water or on land. They are layered accumulations of sediments-pieces of rock, minerals, or animal/plant material. Convection Current – The flow that transfers heat within a fluid created from the heating and cooling of the fluid. Pangaea – a supercontinent that existed during the late Paleozoic and early Mesozoic eras *Lithosphere – the uppermost layers of Earth made up of solid rock where the top layer is called the crust *Asthenosphere – the soft layer of the mantle made up of semisolid rock that flows slowly