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Geology of the Earth

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Asthenosphere soft layer on the mantle that the crust floats on
Mantle hot, solid material between the crust and core
Outer Core Molten metal
Inner Core Solid metal
crust outer rocky layer of Earth
oceanic crust denser crust under the oceans
lava magma outside volcano
magma molten rock inside the earth
sea floor spreading new crust forms when magma rises at mid ocean ridges
subduction zone one piece of earth being sucked down under the other one
tectonic plate boundary edge between 2 plates
transform boundary plates slide next to eachother
divergent boundary plates moving away from eachother
convergent boundary plates moving towards eachother
deformation bending, tilting, breaking of earth's crust - caused by stress
volcano vent or crack in Earth's surface where magma comes through
earthquake rumbling at crack in the Earth when plates move
Focus where the earthquake starts
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