Plate Tectonics Vocab #1

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Shaking or trembling of the Earth's crust is:

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earthquake.

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Name of the supercontinent formed by all continents?

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Pangea

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Layer composed entirely of solid iron and nickel.

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inner core

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Layer of Earth above the outer core?

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mantle

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Thickest layer of Earth

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mantle

Front

Causes of tectonic plate movement?

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Convection currents in the mantle.

Front

Event at this boundary?

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Earthquake

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Ancient supercontinent formed 28 million years ago.

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Pangea

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Mountains are created when...

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Two continental plates collide.

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Pangaea?

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Supercontinent that existed millions of years ago.