general/plate-tectonics

Loss of lithosphere from a tectonic plate

Linear feature that exists between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other

Layer of rock that forms the continents and continental shelves

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

Tectonic recycling process

Meeting point of three tectonic plates

Region of active deformation between colliding tectonic plates

Earthquake with a hypocenter depth exceeding 300 km

Region between an oceanic trench and associated volcanic arc

Types of plate boundaries

Sinking of the Earth's crust on a large scale

Earthquake that occurs at the boundary between two tectonic plates

Theory in plate tectonics

Gradual movement of the planet's mantle

Vertical shift of land in plate tectonics

Formation of mountains from converging tectonic plates

Uppermost layer of the oceanic portion of a tectonic plate

Boundary between the Earth's crust and the mantle

Outermost solid shell of astronomical bodies

Transition between oceanic and continental lithosphere that is not an active plate margin