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18 Cards in this Set
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What makes rocks softer |
Temperature and pressure |
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The consistency of the mantle is similar to |
Wax |
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What affects how plates move |
Internal heat (convection) |
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What is the largest feature of the planet |
Mid-ocean ridge |
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What country is part of the mid-ocean ridge |
Iceland |
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Divergence |
Plates pulling apart |
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What is created by plates pulling apart |
Mid-ocean ridge |
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Convergence |
Plates coming together |
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What is created when plates come together |
Volcanoes and trenches |
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Transform /strike-slip plates |
Plates scraping past each other |
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What is created when plates scrape past each other |
Earthquakes |
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How hot is the water in hydrothermal vents |
750 degrees |
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What do hydrothermal vents contain |
Sulfur |
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Plate tectonics |
The lithosphere is broken into individual units that week off plates that move independently over the Athena sphere |
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What is proof that the asthenosphere is parsley liquid |
S waves pass through slowly |
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The lithosphere is |
Rigid solid |
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What makes Rock softer |
Temperature and pressure |
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Where is the harder Rock located |
Crust |
