the outermost, solid, and thinnest layer of the planet, composing less than 1% of its total volume

the thickest, primarily solid rock layer of Earth’s interior, located between the crust and the outer core

a liquid layer of molten iron and nickel, roughly 1,430 miles (2,300 km) thick, located between the mantle and inner core.

The inner core is Earth's innermost, solid geological layer, primarily composed of a dense iron-nickel alloy and located approximately

Latitude is the angular distance of a location north or south of the Earth's equator, measured in degrees

the angular distance (measured in degrees, minutes, and seconds) of a location east or west of the Prime Meridian (0°) in Greenwich, England

a continuous, 65,000-km (40,000-mile) long underwater mountain range formed by plate tectonics, where divergent plates move apart, allowing magma to rise and create new seafloor

a geologic process occurring at mid-ocean ridges where tectonic plates diverge, allowing magma from the mantle to rise, cool, and create new oceanic crust.

occurs where two tectonic plates move apart, causing magma to rise from the mantle, solidify, and create new crust

a location where two or more tectonic plates move toward each other and collide

a tectonic plate boundary where two plates slide horizontally past one another, neither creating nor destroying lithosphere

the process by which one plate of the lithosphere sinks and slides under another

long, deep formation on the ocean floor that developed where two tectonic plates are moving toward each other, and one is moving under the other

a piece of earths crust that according to plates tectonics is pushed by movement in the asthenosphere.

the cool solid outer shell of earth it consist of the crust and the rigid uppermost part of the mantle and is broken up into segments or plates.

represents part of a whole, consisting of a numerator (top) and a denominator (bottom)

the flow of electrical charge, primarily driven by the movement of electrons between atoms.

the body's natural physical and emotional reaction to challenging changes or demands,

a physical injury caused by overstretching or tearing muscles or tendons, often resulting from overuse or improper use.

the edges where Earth's tectonic plates meet and interact

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Term	Definition
crust	the outermost, solid, and thinnest layer of the planet, composing less than 1% of its total volume
mantle	the thickest, primarily solid rock layer of Earth’s interior, located between the crust and the outer core
outer core	a liquid layer of molten iron and nickel, roughly 1,430 miles (2,300 km) thick, located between the mantle and inner core.
inner core	The inner core is Earth's innermost, solid geological layer, primarily composed of a dense iron-nickel alloy and located approximately
latitude	Latitude is the angular distance of a location north or south of the Earth's equator, measured in degrees
longitude	the angular distance (measured in degrees, minutes, and seconds) of a location east or west of the Prime Meridian (0°) in Greenwich, England
oceanic ridge	a continuous, 65,000-km (40,000-mile) long underwater mountain range formed by plate tectonics, where divergent plates move apart, allowing magma to rise and create new seafloor
sea floor spreading	a geologic process occurring at mid-ocean ridges where tectonic plates diverge, allowing magma from the mantle to rise, cool, and create new oceanic crust.
divergent boundry	occurs where two tectonic plates move apart, causing magma to rise from the mantle, solidify, and create new crust
convergent boundry	a location where two or more tectonic plates move toward each other and collide
transform boundry	a tectonic plate boundary where two plates slide horizontally past one another, neither creating nor destroying lithosphere
subduction	the process by which one plate of the lithosphere sinks and slides under another
ocean trench	long, deep formation on the ocean floor that developed where two tectonic plates are moving toward each other, and one is moving under the other
tectonic plates	a piece of earths crust that according to plates tectonics is pushed by movement in the asthenosphere.
lithosphere	the cool solid outer shell of earth it consist of the crust and the rigid uppermost part of the mantle and is broken up into segments or plates.
fraction	represents part of a whole, consisting of a numerator (top) and a denominator (bottom)
electasity	the flow of electrical charge, primarily driven by the movement of electrons between atoms.
stress	the body's natural physical and emotional reaction to challenging changes or demands,
strain	a physical injury caused by overstretching or tearing muscles or tendons, often resulting from overuse or improper use.
plate boundry	the edges where Earth's tectonic plates meet and interact
continental crust
oceanic crust
friction
rift valley

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