Levi's Science Vocab
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each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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crust | the thin and solid outermost layer of the earth above the mantle
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mantle | the layer of rock between the earth's crust and core
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core | the central part of the earth below the mantle
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lithosphere | the solid outer layer of the earth that consists of the crust and the right upper part of the mantle
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asthenosphere | the soft layer of the mantle on which the tectonic plates move
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mesosphere | the strong lower part of the mantle between the asthenosphere and the outer core
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tectonic plate | a block of lithosphere that consists of the crust and the rigid outermost part of the mantle
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continental drift | the hypothesis that states the continents once formed a single land mass, broke up, and drifted to their present location
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seafloor spreading | the process by which new oceanic lithosphere forms as magma rises toward the surface and solidifies
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plate tectonics | the theory that explains how large pieces of earth's outermost layer, called tectonic plates, move and change shape
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