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The composition of inner core |
Iron and nickel |
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The main rocks that make up the oceanic in the Continental crust are |
Basalt and granite |
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The layer of the mantle below the lithosphere |
Asthenosphere |
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Where is the thickest layer of the crust located |
Continental crust |
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What materials make up the lithosphere |
Granite and iron |
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What Layer is below the continental crust |
Oceanic crust |
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Of the four layers which is thinnest and has the lowest density |
Crust |
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Which Layer of earth is the thickest |
Mantle |
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Why is the mantle more dense than the crust |
Because its thicker |
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List the layers of earth in order from top down |
Crust, mantle, outer core, inner core |
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The process in which the ocean flow sinks below a deep ocean trench and back to the mantle |
Subduction |
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What causes the movement of tectonic plates |
Convection |
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What type of plate boundary occurs at the "Ring of Fire" in the Pacific Ocean |
Convergent |
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Plates that slide past each other with littleor no up or down movement are what boundary |
Transform |
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The movement of continents away from each other is called |
Continental drift |
