The Formation of the Ocean

Science

A pseudoscience that claims positions and movements of the celestial bodies have an influence on the people

A pseudoscience that claims positions and movements of the celestial bodies have an influence on the people. Astrology is a belief system that suggests the positions of stars and planets can affect human lives.

A process by which material is added to a tectonic plate at a subduction zone

A process by which material is added to a tectonic plate at a subduction zone. Continental accretion. It's when landmasses grow by the addition of material scraped off a subducting plate.

the transfer of heat energy from a warmer area to a cooler area in a liquid or gas
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the boundary where two tectonic plates move towards each other
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A seafloor mountain system formed by plate tectonics

A seafloor mountain system formed by plate tectonics. great global rift. The great global rift is a series of underwater mountain ranges created by tectonic plates pulling apart.

A plate boundary located along the floor of the Atlantic Ocean

A plate boundary located along the floor of the Atlantic Ocean. Mid-Atlantic Ridge. The Mid-Atlantic Ridge is an underwater mountain range where tectonic plates are moving apart, causing volcanic activity.

One of the large sections of crust and upper mantle that fit together and cover the Earth
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explanation of observations supported by evidence
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A fault along a plate boundary where the motion is predominantly horizontal

A fault along a plate boundary where the motion is predominantly horizontal. Transform faults. Transform faults are places where tectonic plates slide past each other horizontally.

a huge wave caused by an underwater earthquake
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