Plate Tectonics

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What are the two types of crust?

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Continental and oceanic.

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The earth is composed of three main layers, except for____?

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Lithosphere.

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What is the idea that continents were once part of a single landmass that broke apart and moved?

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Continental Drift.

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What forms where plates are moving away from each other?

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Divergent boundaries.

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What is the outer core?

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Layer of molten metal.

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What is the lithosphere?

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The rigid outer layer of the Earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.

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What are tectonic plates?

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

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What is a convergent boundary?

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A boundary where two tectonic plates move towards each other.

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What is a transform boundary?

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A boundary where two tectonic plates slide past each other.

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What is subduction?

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