1.7 - Tectonic Plates and the Earth's Structure Flashcards
1
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What’s Lithosphere?
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Includes both the crust and top layers of the upper mantle. It is broken up into tectonic plates.
2
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What’s Atmosphere?
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Denser, mobile (moving) layer in the upper part of the mantle.
3
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What’s a Composition?
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What material/substances something is made of.
4
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What’s a Physical State?
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The properties of something including temperature and how it feels (solid/liquid).
5
Q
What’s the Crust?
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6
Q
What’s the Mantle?
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7
Q
What’s the Outer Core?
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8
Q
What’s the Inner Core?
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9
Q
What’s the Asthenosphere?
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10
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Layers
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