Science: Earth layers and Tectonic Plates

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What is the outermost layer of the Earth called?

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Crust

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What is the theory that explains the movement of continents?

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Continental Drift Theory

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Who proposed the Continental Drift Theory?

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Alfred Wegener

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What is the layer of the Earth that is liquid and made of iron and nickel?

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Outer Core

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What is the solid inner part of the Earth called?

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Inner Core

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What is the term for the rigid outer part of the Earth, including the crust and upper mantle?

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Lithosphere

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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 happens at a convergent boundary?

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Tectonic plates move towards each other, often causing one plate to be forced below another.

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What is a divergent boundary?

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A tectonic plate boundary where two plates move away from 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.