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Earth’s Layers and Plate Tectonics Notes

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show the outermost solid layer of the earth.  
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mantle   show
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show the movement of matter that results from differences in density caused by variations in temperature.  
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lithosphere.   show
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show a layer of weak or soft mantle that is made of rock that flows slowly.  
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mesosphere   show
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outer core   show
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show the solid, dense center of our planet that extends from the bottom of the outer core to the center of Earth.  
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show a theory that states that Earth’s outer layer, the lithosphere, is broken into large, slowly moving pieces called tectonic plates.  
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show form where two tectonic plates collide.  
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Divergent boundaries   show
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show where two tectonic plates move past each other horizontally.  
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continental drift   show
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Pangaea   show
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show about 200 million years ago, a large rift formed, and Pangaea began to break into two continents  
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