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  1. 3. A region of extremely high pressure underlying the lithosphere, where rocks are deformed by enormous stresses. The asthenosphere liesat a ...
  2. 5. boundary divergent boundary. boundary between two plates moving away from each other. transform boundary. boundary between two plates that are sliding past each other.
  3. 6. Tectonics are the processes that result in the structure and properties of the Earth's crust and its evolution through time
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  1. 1. A tectonic process whereby plates move toward each other. Usually associated with subduction, convergence typically occurs in the ocean
  2. 2. Sea-Floor Spreading. The process by which new oceanic lithosphere forms at mid-ocean ridges as tectonic plates are pulled away from each other (divergent)
  3. 4. The uppermost division of the solid earth, representing less than 1% of its volume and varying in depth from 3-37 mi. (5-60 km). Below the crust is ...