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Physical Earth/ Change on the surface

If you dig a tunnel into the Earth's center you will not hit China, you will travel through 5 layers. Each layer would be under tremendous pressure and give off heat.

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Earth's layers

Earth's crust is divided into sections called tectonic plates. The plates float on the Earth's mantle and shift over time.

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​tectonic plates

continental drift

slow movement of the continents over time.

Pangaea

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​Earth's layers

crust

upper mantle

lower mantle

outer core

inner core

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​Layers of the Earth