Planet Earth Flashcards

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How are tides provoqued?

A

They’re connected to the force of Moon.

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What’s a tide force?

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It’s when the water bulges to the Moon.

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What happens when there’s a high tide?

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It makes the ocean rise.

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What happens when there’s a low tide?

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It makes the ocean fall–

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What are the layers of the Earth? from inner to outer

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Inner core, outer core, mantle and crust.

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Is the inner core solid?

A

YES

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7
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Is the outer core solid?

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NO, it’s liquid.

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8
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Why did the continental drift happend?

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It happened because of the techtonic movement.

It happened because the core is still hot, so, before, the Earth was full of energy and this energy was hot so it make the plates to move.

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What are divergent tectonic plates?

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They separate to the opposite direction.

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10
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What are convergent tectonic plates?

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They’re the ones that crash to the center.

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What are transform tectonic plates?

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They’re the ones than move to different directions vertically.
Solo se rosan.
Flechita arriba y flecita abajo.

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