It is the thinnest layer, made up of rocks, dry land and ocean floor. Oceanic and continental crusts are found here.

Rock made up of granite. Found in the crust, and is MORE dense than oceanic crust.

Rock made up of basalt. Also found in the crust, and is LESS dense than continental crust.

It is the thickest layer and is made up hot, dense rock.

Part of the core, and it is made up of SOLID iron and nickel (metal).

Part of the core, and it is made up of LIQUID iron and nickel (metal). Most dense of all of Earth's layers.

Consists of hard rock and it is attached to the crust. Divided into sections called tectonic plates, in which floats independent of each other (100 kilometers thick).

A layer of SOFT rock that moves slowly over time, because of convection currents. They cause the plates to move, and the lithosphere floats on top of this layer.

Transferred heat by direct contact, just like if someone is on fire. ;)-

Transferred heat by movement of liquids and gases due to density differences.

Transferred heat by no contact at all, like heat from a fire.

Convection currents are the movement of magma in the asthenosphere. The core heats up magma, it becomes less dense and rises. Then it cools, because more dense sinks. The up and down effect of this moves the plates.

The lithosphere that are broken into separated pieces.

It was a land that had all of the continents together, about when dinosaurs was in existence.

It was the theory of Alferd Wegener made that all the continents were once together, but then separated in the continents they are today.

the process by which new oceanic lithosphere forms as the magma rises toward the surface and solidifies.

It is the process of when the denser crust will sink into the asthenosphere at the deep trench and repeats.

Where the oceanic crust is bent downward, because of subduction.

The longest mountain chain in the world and it is on a divergent boundary. (active volcano)

It is the type of tool we use to map the ocean floor.

It is a boundary that pushes the continents together. They can form mountains(continental vs oceanic), trenches and volcanoes (continental vs oceanic and oceanic vs oceanic).

It is a boundary that separates the continents. With continental plates, it can form a rift valley, and with oceanic plates it forms the mid-ocean ridge.

They are a type of boundary can make earthquakes by SLIDING past each other.

continental vs oceanic

they can form trenches and volcanos

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Inner Earth

Term	Definition
crust	It is the thinnest layer, made up of rocks, dry land and ocean floor. Oceanic and continental crusts are found here.
continental crust	Rock made up of granite. Found in the crust, and is MORE dense than oceanic crust.
oceanic crust	Rock made up of basalt. Also found in the crust, and is LESS dense than continental crust.
mantle	It is the thickest layer and is made up hot, dense rock.
inner core	Part of the core, and it is made up of SOLID iron and nickel (metal).
outer core	Part of the core, and it is made up of LIQUID iron and nickel (metal). Most dense of all of Earth's layers.
lithosphere	Consists of hard rock and it is attached to the crust. Divided into sections called tectonic plates, in which floats independent of each other (100 kilometers thick).
asthenosphere	A layer of SOFT rock that moves slowly over time, because of convection currents. They cause the plates to move, and the lithosphere floats on top of this layer.
conduction	Transferred heat by direct contact, just like if someone is on fire. ;)-
convection	Transferred heat by movement of liquids and gases due to density differences.
radiation	Transferred heat by no contact at all, like heat from a fire.
convection currents	Convection currents are the movement of magma in the asthenosphere. The core heats up magma, it becomes less dense and rises. Then it cools, because more dense sinks. The up and down effect of this moves the plates.
plate tectonics	The lithosphere that are broken into separated pieces.
Pangaea	It was a land that had all of the continents together, about when dinosaurs was in existence.
continental drift	It was the theory of Alferd Wegener made that all the continents were once together, but then separated in the continents they are today.
sea-floor spreading	the process by which new oceanic lithosphere forms as the magma rises toward the surface and solidifies.
subduction	It is the process of when the denser crust will sink into the asthenosphere at the deep trench and repeats.
deep ocean trench	Where the oceanic crust is bent downward, because of subduction.
Mid-ocean ridge	The longest mountain chain in the world and it is on a divergent boundary. (active volcano)
sonar	It is the type of tool we use to map the ocean floor.
convergent	It is a boundary that pushes the continents together. They can form mountains(continental vs oceanic), trenches and volcanoes (continental vs oceanic and oceanic vs oceanic).
divergent	It is a boundary that separates the continents. With continental plates, it can form a rift valley, and with oceanic plates it forms the mid-ocean ridge.
transform	They are a type of boundary can make earthquakes by SLIDING past each other.
continental vs continental	They can form mountains
continental vs oceanic	they can form trenches and volcanos
oceanic vs oceanic	Forms trenches and volcanos

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