Ch 7-8th Grade Sci
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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 rigid 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 that the continents once formed a single landmass, broke up, and drifted to their present locations
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| Sea-Floor 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 the Earth's outermost layer, called tectonic plates, move and change shape
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| Convergent Boundary | The boundary formed by the collision of two lithospheric plates
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| Divergent Boundary | The boundary between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other
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| Transform Boundary | The boundary between tectonic plates that are sliding past each other horizontally
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| Compression | Stress that occurs when forces act to squeeze an object
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| Tension | Stress that occurs when forces act to stretch an object
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| Folding | The bending of rock layers due to stress
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| Fault | A break in a body of rock along which one block slides relative to another
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| Uplift | The rising of regions of the Earth's crust to higher elevations
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| Subsidence | The sinking of regions of the Earth's crust to lower elevations
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