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Vocab #19
Science
Question | Answer |
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Theory that the continents were one big landmass and then drifted to where they are now | Continental Drift |
Earth's outer layer also the thinnest layer | Crust |
A fracture in the crust that moves every way possible found near plate bounderies | Fault |
Rigid layer of Earth made out of the mantle and the crust | Lithoshpere |
Molten rock beneath the Earth's surface | Magma |
Layer of rock between the Earth's crust and core | Mantle |
Bending of layers due to stress in the Earth's crust leading to mountain formation | Folding |
Vibrations traveling through Earth, that energy being released during earthquakes | Seismic Waves |
One plate going under another plate | Subduction |
Sections of Earth's crust that move due to convection currents in the mantle | Tectonic Plates |