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What is the outermost layer of the Earth called?

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The outermost layer of the Earth is called the crust.

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What is the primary cause of earthquakes?

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Plate motion causes earthquakes.

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What type of plate boundary is responsible for the formation of volcanoes along the west coast of America?

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Convergent boundaries are responsible for the formation of volcanoes along the west coast of America.

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What do we reach when we drill deep enough into the Earth's outer layer?

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Eventually, we reach hard, solid rock.

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How old are the plates along the Mid-Atlantic ridge, geologically speaking?

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The plates along the Mid-Atlantic ridge are relatively young, geologically speaking.

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What is the term for the movement of the Earth's plates?

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Plate tectonics refers to the movement of the Earth's plates.

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What happens at divergent plate boundaries?

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At divergent plate boundaries, tectonic plates move apart from each other.

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What is a transform boundary?

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A transform boundary is where two tectonic plates slide past each other.

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What is subduction?

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Subduction is the process where one tectonic plate moves under another plate and sinks into the mantle.

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What is the mantle?

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The mantle is the layer of the Earth located between the crust and the core.