History of Earth Vocabulary Practice

The lithosphere is made up of the crust and upper mantle

Pangea is a supercontinent that incorporated almost all the landmasses on Earth. 

A place where two tectonic plates move apart or away

Plate boundary is a place where two tectonic plates move towards each other and collide.

Movement of material caused by density differences due to temperature or composition variations

 Large, solid slabs of rock that make up the Earth's crust and upper mantle,

Where two tectonic plates laterally pass by one another. 

A  sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust, resulting in waves of shaking that radiate outwards

Distinct divisions within the planet's structure

A submarine mountain range that forms the largest features in ocean basins.

crack in the Earth's crust that allows blocks of rock to move relative to each other.

Large plume of hot mantle material that rises from deep within the Earth.