Layers of the Earth+ more Flashcards
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Layers of the Earth in order
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Inner Core Outer Core Mantle Crust Asthenosphere Lithosphere
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Layer Composition
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energy moves slower through liquids and faster through solid
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Tectonic Plates
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large slabs of rock made by the Earth’s crust
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Convergent Boundaries
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push together
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Divergent Boundaries
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move apart
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Transfer Boundaries
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rub/scrape
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Convection Current
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process of slow movement
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Stab Pull
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gravity
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Ridge Pull
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slides downhill
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Continental Drift
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when continents drip or split apart
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Pangea
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super continent before continental drift
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Mid-Ocean Ridge
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largest mountain chain
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Mid-Atlanitc Ridge
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worlds longest ridge that is the length of the Atlantic Ocean
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Rift Valley
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an underground valley formed when tectonic plates move around
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Hot Spot
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heated rocks that rise up from the mantle
