Science chapter 9 Flashcards
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Lithosphere
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The rocky layer that contains the crust and upper mantle
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Mantle
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The plastic like layer found just below the earths crust
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Outer core
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The dense liquid part of the core
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Inner core
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The very dense liquid solid center of the earth
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Convection current
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The circular movement of heated materials to a cooler area
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Crust
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The outermost layer of the earth
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Plate tectonics
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The study of how the lithosphere plates interact
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Fault
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A crack in the earths plates along wich movement occurs
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Convergent boundary
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Plates that push together
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Divergent boundary
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Plates that pull apart in opposite directions
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Transform boundary
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Plates that slide past each other in opposite directions
