plate tectonics

2. a tectonic plate boundary where two plates move apart, allowing magma to rise and form new crust, creating features like mid-ocean ridges and rift valleys.
7. an area where two or more lithospheric plates collide
9. the third layer of Earth's atmosphere, located above the stratosphere and below the thermosphere
13. a geological process where new oceanic crust is formed at mid-ocean ridges as tectonic plates pull apart, allowing molten magma to rise and solidify
14. the characteristics of rocks and soils that describe their behavior and resistance to forces
15. that Earth's rigid outer shell (the lithosphere) is divided into several large, moving plates that interact, causing earthquakes, volcanoes, and mountain building.
17. performing two or more transformations as the same shape
19. a convergent plate boundary where one tectonic plate slides beneath another, typically the denser oceanic plate diving under a lighter continental or oceanic plate, into the Earth's mantle.
20. he metaphorical shrinking of the world due to advancements in technology

1. large, irregularly shaped slabs of Earth's solid outer layer
3. a liquid, spherical layer of primarily iron and nickel, located between the solid inner core and the mantle
4. the theory that Earth's continents were once joined in a single landmass
5. the mostly solid bulk of Earth's interior.
6. a hard or brittle external coat or covering
8. the mechanically weak, ductile region of the Earth's upper mantle, located below the lithosphere
10. a branch of mathematics that explores the properties, relationships,
11. tectonic plate margin where two plates slide horizontally past each othe
12. a fracture or discontinuity in rock where there has been significant displacement due to rock-mass movements, often leading to earthquakes.
16. the solid, innermost layer of the Earth, composed primarily of iron and nicke
18. the rigid, rocky outer layer of the Earth, encompassing the crust and the uppermost part of the mantle.