Hot molten rocks formed beneath the Earth’s surface, MAGMA, A layer beneath the Earth where the less dense hot molten material rises, and sinks, MANTLE, The innermost layer of the Earth, which generates heat to the mantle., CORE, A soft, weak, and plastic-like layer, the upper part of the mantle where lithospheric plates float and move., ASTHENOSPHERE, Facilitates the movement of the lithospheric plates., CONVECTION CURRENT, Plates move away from each other., DIVERGENT PLATE BOUNDARIES, Plate collide with each other, COVERGENT PLATE BOUNDARIES, Plates slide past each other, TRANSFORM PLATE BOUNDARIES, Massive, irregular shape slabs of solid rock that makes up the lithosphere, PLATE TECTONICS, Fracture or zone of fractures between two blocks of rock, FAULT, Constellation of satellites that provide signals to determine the receiver’s location, velocity, and time synchronization., GNSS, Used to measure ground deformation, INSAR, Used to measure variations in the Earth’s gravity field, GRACE, Uses radio telescopes to observe celestial objects and precisely measure the positions of points on the Earth’s surface, VLBI, Used to monitor and measure sea level changes, TIDAL GAUGE NETWORK

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