SLO Earth Science Vocabulary

__________ are large pieces of the Earth's crust that move because of convection in the mantle 

Plate tectonics, erosion, and deposition are all examples of ______________ that shape Earth.

The ___________________ of Earth's interior consists of the crust, mantle, and core.

What is the name for waves generated when tectonic plates collide/slip suddenly?

The picture below shows what type of plate boundary?

When seismic waves travel through the crust mantle boundary they __________________. 

A location where two sections of the Earth's lithosphere come together is called a ____________

paleomagnetism is best studied where ____________________ is occurring.

Geologists study the motion of seismic waves to _______ between layers of the Earth's interior.

As two Tectonic plates converge, the more dense plate will ________ under the less dense plate.

The ocean floor is not flat as once thought, but in fact has a lot of ________________________.

 According to Thomas Edison, ‘genius’ is one percent inspiration, and ninety-nine percent what?

Erosion is an example of a _________________ force.

________________________ transfer heat from the Earth's core toward the surface.

Divergent boundary's are places where tectonic plates are _________________.

Mountain building is an example of a process that geologists call __________________.