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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Latitude | distance in degrees north or south of the equator. |
| Longitude | distance in degrees east or west of the prime meridian. |
| Asthenosphere | plasticlike layer of the earth on which the lithospheric plates float on and move around. |
| Continental drift | Wegeners hypothesis that all continents were once connected in a single large landmass that broke apart about 200 million years ago and drifted slowly to their current positions. |
| Convection Current | current in Earths mantle that trnsfers heat in Earths interior and is the driving force for palte tectonics. |
| Density | measurable physical property that can be found by dividing the mass of an object by its volume. |
| Earthquake | movement of the ground that occurs when rocks inside Earth pass their elastic limit, break suddenly, and experience elastic rebound. |
| equator | imaginary line that wraps around Earth at 0 degrees latitude, halfway between the north and south poles. |