Key Vocabulary

asthenosphere
basalt
cinder cone
composite volcano
compressional wave (P-wave)
contact metamorphism
continental crust
continental drift
convection
convective
circulation
convergent plate boundary
crust
density
deposition
depositional basin
divergent plate boundary
dome mountains
down-warping
dynamic geologic system
earthquake intensity
earthquakes
epicenter
erosion
fault
fault block mountain range
focal depth
focus
folded mountain range
geologic hazard
granite
hot spot
igneous rock
inner core
island arc
landforms
lava
layers
 lithosphere
 magma
magnetic patterns
mantle
Mercalli scale
mid-ocean ridge
mid-ocean rift
Mohorovicic Discontinuity (Moho) 
oceanic crust
outer core
plate boundaries
plate dynamics
refraction
regional metamorphism
Richter scale
Ring of Fire
rock cycle
seismic
seismic waves
seismograph
seismometer
shadow zone
shear wave (S-wave)
shield volcano
spreading center
subduction
tectonic plates
transform plate boundary
trench
tsunami
unconformity
velocity
volcanic mountain range
volcanoes
weathering

continents

convection cells

crust

crustal movement

crustal plates

displacement (displaced)

earthquake wave data

earthquakes

faulting (faulted)

folding (folded)

fossil correlations

heat flow

inner core

interior of the Earth

layer of the Earth

mantle

mountains'ocean basin

outer core

partially molten

plate boundaries

Plate Tectonics

tilting (tilted)

vibrational disturbances

volcanic eruptions