Plate Techtonics 1 Flashcards

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Crust

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The outermost layer of earth

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Lithosphere

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Earths crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle

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3
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Asthenosphere

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The soft layer within the mantle that flows like a very thick liquid

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4
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Mantle

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The middle layer of earth located between the crust and the core

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5
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Core

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Earth’s innermost payer

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Continental crust

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The thicker, Older, and thicker part of the crust, which makes up the contenents

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7
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Oceanic crust

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The rock that makes up the ocean floor

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8
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Magma

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Melted rock below earths surface

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9
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Lava

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Melted rock that reaches Earth surface

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10
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Tech tonic plate

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One of the large sections into which the lithosphere is broken

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11
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Continental drift

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The slow movement of the continents across earths surface

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Pangaea

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Large landmass of the distant past that included all of today’s continents

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13
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Theory of plate tectonics

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A scientific theory stating that earths crust is made up of several a good place good move on the asthenosphere

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