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Earth
Earth Layers and Plate Tectonics
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Crust | All life is found |
| Upper Mantle | Magma is located |
| Lower Mantle | Widest layer of Earth |
| Outer Core | Lava is found |
| Inner Core | Center of the Earth |
| 9 | Large plates |
| 12 | Small plates |
| Plate bounderies | How plates of the Earth move |
| Divergent | Plates move apart |
| Convergent | Plates move together |
| Transform | Plates slide against each other |
| <---- -----> | Creates volcanos |
| --------> <-------- | Mountains form |
| ^||v | Creates earthquakes |