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13 Cards in this Set
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Gravity
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The force of attraction between two masses
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Solar Nebula
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A nebula formed from a supernova creating a later generation new star
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Solar WInd
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A stream of charged particles
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Accretion
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Collision and growth of an object by gravitational attraction
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Iron Catastrophe
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movement of the dense element iron to the center of the Earth forming the core
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Lithosphere
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The crust and upper mantle of the Earth
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Asthenosphere
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Region located below the lithosphere that is involved in plate movement
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Granite
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Continental crust is composed mostly of this rock type. This rock contains silicate minerals and other lighter elements
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Basalt
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Oceanic crust is composed mostly of this rock type. This rock contains silicate minerals and other denser elements
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Crust
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The outer solid layer of the Earth
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Inner Core
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Solid sphere of iron and nickel due to pressure of the surrounding Earth
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Outer COre
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Liquid layer of iron and nickel that is less viscous than the mantle
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Mantle
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Layer that has the greatest volume and is more viscous than the outer core
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