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inside earth vocab

inside earth vocabulary

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What are convection currents? Convection currents are the movement of fluid, caused by differences in temperature that transfers heat from one part of the fluid to the other.
What is fault? A break in earths crust where slabs of rock slip past one another.
What is continental drift? Continental drift is when the continents slowly move across earths surface.
What is deposition? Deposition is the process by which sediment settles out of the water or the wind that is carrying it.
What is the asthenosphere? The asthenosphere is the soft layer of the mantle where the lithosphere floats on top of.
What is erosion? The destructive processin which water or wind losen and carry away fragments of rock.
What is pangea? Pangea is the name of the single landmass that broke apart two hundred years ago giving rise to todays continents.
What is tsunami? Tsunami is a large wave produced by an earthquake on the ocean floor.
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