the sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate.
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Mantle Plume
The build up of hot rock within the Earth's mantle.
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Intra-Plate
occurring within the interior of a tectonic plate.
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Convection
Movement within a fluid. Created in the mantle by heat radiating outwards from the inner core. Hotter & less dense to rise. Colder & denser to sink due to gravity.
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Seismic
Relating to earthquakes or other vibrations of the earth and its crust.
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Slab Pull
The pulling force exerted by a cold, dense oceanic plate plunging into the mantle due to its own weight.
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Card 2
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The build up of hot rock within the Earth's mantle.
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Mantle Plume
Card 3
Front
occurring within the interior of a tectonic plate.
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Card 4
Front
Movement within a fluid. Created in the mantle by heat radiating outwards from the inner core. Hotter & less dense to rise. Colder & denser to sink due to gravity.
Back
Card 5
Front
Relating to earthquakes or other vibrations of the earth and its crust.
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