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Layers of the Earth and Plate Tectonics 2f, 2g, 2h

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show A plastic layer of the mantle on which tectonic plates move.  
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Continental Drift   show
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Convection Current   show
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show Boundary where two lithospheric plates collide.  
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show Creates Mountains  
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Continental-Oceanic Convergent Boundary   show
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Oceanic-Oceanic Convergent Boundary   show
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Crust   show
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show Steep depression along the bottom of the ocean floor where subduction occurs.  
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Density   show
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Divergent Boundary   show
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Earthquakes   show
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show A crack in the Earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other.  
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show Layer of the earth made of solid iron and nickel, hottest layer of the earth.  
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show (The ________ had a little LAM), thickest layer of the earth, made of solid rock and plastic rock.  
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show a long, undersea mountain chain created at a divergent boundary.  
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Outer Core   show
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show The name of the former Supercontinent.  
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Plate Boundary   show
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show The theory that explains how pieces of the Earth's crust are moving and changing shape.  
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Seafloor Spreading   show
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Subduction Zone   show
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show Large pieces of lithosphere that consist of the crust and uppermost part of the mantle.  
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Transform Boundary   show
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show The crust.  
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Subduction is when one plate goes under another plate. What causes this plate to go under the other plate?   show
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show Fossils of tropical plants are found in Antarctica.  
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Which events are most common along tectonic plate boundaries?   show
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show Trenches  
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show Nickel and Iron  
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show Wegener  
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show Convection Currents in the mantle  
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show The continents were once one large landmass.  
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show Lithosphere  
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show Temperature and Pressure both increase.  
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What is different about the inner core and outer core?   show
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show Warm, less dense matter rises; cool, more dense material sinks.  
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Located on a major plate boundary, Mount Everest is the tallest mountain in the world and is still growing. What type of boundary BEST explains the increasing height of Mount Everest?   show
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How does fossil evidence support Wegener’s hypothesis of continental drift?   show
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show Fossils of flowers that were known to be tropical were found in very cold climates like Antarctica.  
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