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Asthenosphere
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The lower part of the upper mantle, this part is hot and has a higher pressure then the lithosphere. It is made of rock like the lithosphere but this rock is more rigid.
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Continental crust
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The layer of igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rock that forms the continents and their near by sea beds.
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Continental plate/crustal plate
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Thick granitic plates that make up our landforms.
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Convection
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The transfer of heat through a fluid.
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Convergent Boundary
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A boundary where 2 plate move towards each other.
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Core
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The center of the Earth, it has the most pressure and is the hottest temperature of the Earth, and is made mostly of nickel and iron.
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Crust
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The solid outer layer of the Earth, The coldest part of Earth with the least pressure made of rock and mountains.
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