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layers/continental drift

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what are the four main layers of the Earth   show
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is a solid ball with the radius of about 1,220 km. (a solid sphere in the fluid core such as the iron-nickel core.)   show
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Is a liquid layer about 2,266 km composed of iron and nickel that lies about Earth's solid inner core and below the mantle   show
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_____ does not change much from one part of the mantle to another, however, physical conditions change because of pressure and temperatures increase with dept.   show
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The _______ is Earth's layer, including both land surface and the ocean floor. The ____ averages 32 km thick. Composition- oxygen, silicon, aluminum, calcium, iron, sodium, potassium, and magnesium.   show
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the material that forms Earth's hard surface   show
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show pressure  
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the study of planet Earth   show
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one of Earth's great landmasses   show
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show seismic wave  
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a force that builds up features of Earth's surface   show
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show basalt  
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show The oceanic consist of mostly of dense rocks such as basalt; Continental crust forms the continents and consists mainly of less dense rocks such as granite.  
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show alfred weagner  
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name the proof alfred weagner had   show
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true or false, is the inner core as hot as the sun   show
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true or false, the deeper you are in the Earth the more pressure and heat there is.   show
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true or false, oceanic crust is thinner than continental crust   show
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