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Structure And Plates
the earth has three layers and plates collide to make volcanoes and earthquakes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what are the 3 layers of the earth? | they are the mantle, inner core,crust and outer core |
| what order do they come in starting from the outside layer? | their order is crust,mantle,outer core and inner core |
| what is continental drift? | continental drift is when the plates move in very small distances each year |
| what happens when too plates push/slide past eachother? | when two plates push/slide past eachother it causes earthquakes |
| what happens when two plates separate ? | when two plates separate,it forms volcanoes and mid-ocean ridge |
| what happens when two plates collide? | when two plates collide it causes earthquakes,volcanoes and fold mountains |
| what causes the plates to move? | convection currents in the mantle causes the plates to move |
| what was Pangaea? | Pangaea was when all the continents in the world were joined together like a huge jigsaw |
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Sophie Mullen 1A
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