What is the layer of the earth that we are standing on called?
OpenSciEd 6.4 Vocabulary

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1.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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Crust
2.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What is a special kind of convergent boundary where a piece of ocean crust goes under a continental crust and lets out lava?
Back
Subduction Zone
3.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What is convection?
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Convection is when hot liquids rise and cool liquids fall.
4.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What do we call a place where two tectonic plates crash into each other?
Back
Convergent Boundary
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What is the second layer of the Earth where hot rock starts to melt and move?
Back
Mantle
6.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What is the outermost layer of the Earth called?
Back
Crust
7.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What is the layer of the Earth beneath the crust?
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Mantle
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