Earth Vocab

2. where two plates separate
6. force created by sinking of a plate, or slab, that pulls on the rest of the plate
7. where two plates slide by each other
8. theory that Earth’s surface is made of rock plates that move with respect to each other
9. circulation of material caused by differences in temperature and density

1. where two plates collide
3. cold, rigid outermost rock layer of Earth
4. force created by rising mantle of ocean ridges that creates potential for plates to move away from the ridge
5. capable of being molded or changing shape
6. sinking of a denser plate below a more buoyant plate at a convergent plate boundary