Vocabulary Term 2

6. an area on Earth where two or more lithospheric plates collide.
7. the region of the earth's interior between the crust and the core
8. places where plates slide sideways past each other
10. any of the world's main continuous expanses of land
11. the relatively thick part of the earth's crust that forms the large landmasses
13. supercontinent that incorporated almost all of Earth's landmasses in early geologic time
14. a line that marks the limits of an area; a dividing line
15. the gradual movement of the continents across the earth's surface through geological time

1. A tectonic boundary where two plates are moving away from each other and new crust is forming
2. a long high sea wave caused by an earthquake
3. the relatively thin part of the earth's crust which underlies the ocean basins
4. the very hot, very dense center of our planet
5. a naturally occurring inorganic element having physical characteristics and properties
9. any sudden shaking of the ground caused by the passage of seismic waves through Earth's rocks
12. materials or substances that occur in nature and can be used for economic gain