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15 Cards in this Set
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core
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central part -inner core- solid metal
-outer core-liquid metals |
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mantle
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thick layer of solid and molten rock that surrounds the core
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lithosphere
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solid upper mantle & crust
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asthenosphere
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upper mantle and crust
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crust
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is the layer of solid rock that makes up the outer most layer -where we live
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atmosphere
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all gases that surround the Earth
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hydrosphere
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all of Earth's liquid and solid water (lakes oceans rivers glaciers)
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landforms
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a physical feature on earth's surface
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geologist
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a person who studies rocks
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magma
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hot melted rock
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tension
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the push or stretch in the plates
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seafloor spreading
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caused by magma pushing on the plates
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mid ocean ridge
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under water mountain ranges
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subduction
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when one plate can sink under another plate - crust get recycled back in the mantle
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compression
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a squeezing or pushing together of the crust
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