Gilkey - Inside Restless Earth - C. 4
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| The thin, outermost layer of the Earth, or the uppermost part of the lithosphere | crust
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| the outermost, rigid layer of the Earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle | lithosphere
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| the strong, lower part of the mantle between the asthenosphere and the outer core | mesosphere
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| the soft layer of the mantle on which pieces of the lithosphere move | asthenosphere
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| the liquid layer of the Earth's core that lies beneath the mantle and surrounds the inner core | outer core
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| soild, dense ball of iron | inner core
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| the theory that continents can drift apart from one another and have done so in the past | continental drift
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| all the Earth's land masses joined together were once called this | Pangaea
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| as tectonic plates move away from each other, the sea floor spreads apart and magma rises to fill in the gap | sea-floor spreading
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| the theory that the Earth's lithosphere is divided into tectonic plates that move around on top of the asthenosphere | plate tectonics
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| process by which hot material from deep within the Earth rises while cooler material near the surface sinks | convection
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| when two tectonic plates push into one another, this is the boundary where they meet | convergent boundary
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| when two tectonic plates move away from each other this is the boundary they create between them | transform boundary
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| this is used to measure the rate of tectonic plate movement | Global Positioning System or GPS
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