Earth's outer layer; The coolest and least dense layer of Earth.

The layer of Earth beneath the crust.

a liquid, metallic layer of Earth's interior, approximately 2,260 km (1,400 miles) thick, located between the rocky mantle and the solid inner core.

the solid, innermost layer of Earth, acting as a, "planet within a planet" at the planet's center

The distance north or south of the equator measured in degrees.

The distance east or west of the prime meridian in Greenwich; measured in degrees.

A mountain-like landform that develops when tectonic plates move apart or separate and a new ocean lithosphere forms.

The process by which molten material adds a new oceanic crust to the ocean floor.

A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other.

A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other.

A plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions.

the sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate.

An undersea valley that represents one of the deepest parts of the ocean.

A piece of Earth's crust that, according to plate tectonics, is pushed by movement in the atmosphere.

the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.

The breakage of a rock into two or more pieces.

The ability of rock to be stretched and then return to its original position once the stress has been removed.

The amount of force being applied to a rock or surface.

Change in volume, size, or shape that results from stress.

A place where pieces of the broken lithosphere meet. Boundary types include convergent, divergent, and transform.

the thick, buoyant, and relatively low-density outer layer of Earth that forms the continents and shallow continental shelves.

the thin, dense, and young outer layer of Earth’s lithosphere that forms the floor of the ocean basins.

A force that opposes the motion of objects, which are in contact.

The valley formed by a diverging plate boundary.

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Term	Definition
Crust	Earth's outer layer; The coolest and least dense layer of Earth.
Mantle	The layer of Earth beneath the crust.
Outer core	a liquid, metallic layer of Earth's interior, approximately 2,260 km (1,400 miles) thick, located between the rocky mantle and the solid inner core.
Inner core	the solid, innermost layer of Earth, acting as a, "planet within a planet" at the planet's center
Latitude	The distance north or south of the equator measured in degrees.
Longitude	The distance east or west of the prime meridian in Greenwich; measured in degrees.
Oceanic ridge	A mountain-like landform that develops when tectonic plates move apart or separate and a new ocean lithosphere forms.
Sea-floor spreading	The process by which molten material adds a new oceanic crust to the ocean floor.
Divergent boundary	A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other.
Convergent boundary	A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other.
Transform boundary	A plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions.
Subduction	the sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate.
Ocean trench	An undersea valley that represents one of the deepest parts of the ocean.
Tectonic plates	A piece of Earth's crust that, according to plate tectonics, is pushed by movement in the atmosphere.
Lithosphere	the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
Fracture	The breakage of a rock into two or more pieces.
Elasticity	The ability of rock to be stretched and then return to its original position once the stress has been removed.
Stress	The amount of force being applied to a rock or surface.
Strain	Change in volume, size, or shape that results from stress.
Plate boundary	A place where pieces of the broken lithosphere meet. Boundary types include convergent, divergent, and transform.
Continental crust	the thick, buoyant, and relatively low-density outer layer of Earth that forms the continents and shallow continental shelves.
Oceanic crust	the thin, dense, and young outer layer of Earth’s lithosphere that forms the floor of the ocean basins.
Friction	A force that opposes the motion of objects, which are in contact.
Rift valley	The valley formed by a diverging plate boundary.

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