CHAPTER 3 PLATE TECTONICS VOCAB

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Marine Biology

1. MOUNTAIN

2. CONTINENTAL PLATE

3. OCEANIC PLATE

4. LITHOSPHERE

5. TRENCH

6. SUBDUCTION ZONE

7. RIFT VALLEY

8. VOLCANOES

9. MID-OCEANIC RIDGE

10. ASTHENOSPHERE

11. EARTHQUAKE

12. SEA FLOOR PROFILE MAP

13. MAGMA

14. CORE

15. ISOSTASY

16. IRON

17. CONVECTION CURRENT

18. DIVERGENCE ZONE

19. CONVERGENCE ZONE

20. GUYOT

21. CONTINENTAL MARGIN

22. CONTINENTAL SLOPE

23. CONTINENTAL SHELF

24. CONTINENTAL RISE

25. BUOYANCY

26. BASALT

27. GRANITE

28. ISLAND

29. HOTSPOT

30. SEAMOUNT