4.1,4.2,4.3,4.4 Flashcards

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1
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Thinnest layer on Earth

A

Crust

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2
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Thickest layer on Earth

A

Mantle

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3
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Center layer of Earth

A

Core

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4
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Made up of crust and the upper mantle

A

Lithosphere

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5
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Made up of solid rock that moves slowly. Plastic layer of Mantle

A

Asthenosphere

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6
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Extends from bottom of Asthenosphere

A

Mesosphere

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7
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Pieces of the lithosphere that move around on top of the Asthenosphere very slowly

A

Tectonic Plates

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8
Q

Measure the times at which seismic waves arrive at different distances from earthquakes.

A

Seismographs

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9
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Waves travel at different speeds in the Earth

A

Seismic Waves

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10
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Hypothesis that states all the continents formed a single landmass called Pangaea

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Continental drift

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