Energy and Earth's Processes

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What are the two outer layers of Earth primarily composed of?

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Rocky material.

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How are all Earth systems connected?

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Through the flow of matter and energy.

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What is likely to cause erosion to happen more quickly?

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Cutting down trees.

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What happens to pressure and temperature from the Earth’s crust toward the inner core?

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They increase.

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What type of boundary is formed when tectonic plates collide?

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Convergent boundary.

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What is the Earth's crust?

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The outermost layer of the Earth, composed of rocky material.

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What is erosion?

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The process by which soil and rock are removed from the Earth's surface by natural processes.

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What are tectonic plates?

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Large pieces of the Earth's lithosphere that move and interact with each other.

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What is a divergent boundary?

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A tectonic boundary where two plates move away from each other.

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What is a transform boundary?

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A tectonic boundary where two plates slide past each other.