My Word List from “Plate Tectonics”
| General English | General Academic Vocabulary | Discipline-Specific Vocabulary |
|---|---|---|
| move | process | tectonics |
| break | layer | lithosphere |
| heat | energy | asthenosphere |
| deep | result | subduction |
| change | region | seafloor spreading |
| force | occur | transform boundary |
| surface | theory | divergent boundary |
| slow | interaction | convergent boundary |
| push | formation | mid-ocean ridge |
| rise | evidence | plate boundary |