Earth Layers & Tectonic plates

Front

What is the outermost layer of the Earth called?

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Crust

Front

What is the layer beneath the crust known as?

Back

Mantle

Front

What are tectonic plates?

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The large, rigid pieces of the Earth's lithosphere that move and interact with each other.

Front

What type of boundary occurs when tectonic plates move apart?

Back

Divergent boundary.

Front

What type of boundary occurs when tectonic plates collide?

Back

Convergent boundary.

Front

What is the layer of the Earth that is liquid metal?

Back

Outer core.

Front

Where do convection currents occur within the Earth?

Back

In the mantle.

Front

What is the term for the process where one tectonic plate is forced under another?

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Subduction.

Front

What is the solid inner layer of the Earth called?

Back

Inner core.

Front

What is the term for the boundary where two tectonic plates slide past each other?

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Transform fault.