Relier Pairs Tectonic PlatesVersion en ligne Tectonic Plates par Tabitha Najera 1 earthquakes 2 trench 3 divergent 4 plates 5 lithosphere 6 convection currents 7 plasticity 8 ridge 9 transform 10 Tectonic Plates 11 convergent rigid layer broken into pieces called plates a long, very steep ditch along the ocean floor when two plates collide a long crack between 2 plates When 2 plates separate A theory stating that the Earth's surface is broken into plates that move the circulation of material in the mantle When two plates slide solids that act like liquids, semi-solids Large pieces of Earth’s crust that move due to convection currents when plates shift and cause the Earth to shake