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Label Subduction (Plate Convergence) Printout

Where an oceanic and continental plate converge

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Label Subduction Diagram
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Label the subduction of an oceanic plate under a continental plate (plate convergence).

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Read the definitions below, then label the subduction (plate convergence) diagram.

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Asthenosphere = Upper Mantle (flowing): the lower part of the upper mantle that exhibits plastic (flowing) properties. It is located below the lithosphere (the crust and upper mantle).
Lithosphere: the crust plus the rigid, upper mantle.
Upper Mantle (rigid): the uppermost part of the mantle, part of the lithosphere.
Volcanos: a place on the Earth’s surface where molten rock, gases and pyroclastic debris erupt through the earth’s crust.
Continental Crust: thick parts of the Earth’s crust, not located under the oceans.
Oceanic Crust: thin parts of the Earth’s crust located under the oceans.
Magma: molten rock withing the Earth’s mantle. In seafloor spreading, magma moves from the asthenosphere to the crust.
Lower Mantle (semi-rigid): the deepest parts of the mantle, just above the core.
Subduction Zone: the area in which one part of the Earth’s crust (a plate) is pushed underneath another plate as the two plates collide.
Ocean: large bodies of water sitting atop oceanic crust.

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