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the plastic layer of the mantle which lithosphere move.
made of solid rocks that move slowly |
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the outermost ridged layer of the earth
its made of 2 main parts the crust and the upper part of the mantle.
its divided into pieces called techtonic plates. |
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| beneath the asthenopshere is the strong lower part of the mantle called the mesophere.it is the biggest.extends from the bottom of the asthenosphere to the earths core .meso means middle |
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| place where two techtonic plates meet |
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-><-
two techtonic plates collide |
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<- ->
two techtonic plates seperate |
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| two techtonic plates slide past eacother |
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| proposed the theory of continental drift |
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"all continents"
given name to super continent |
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| happenes at divergent boundaries.machanism for continental drift |
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| produce seismic waves the san andreas fault in california experiences many earthquakes |
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| created at convergent boundaries |
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| mainly occur at plate boundaries .the ring of fire is a chain of active volcanoes around the pacific ocean |
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.nonliving
.naturally formed
.solid
.chrystalline structure |
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.color
.luster(the way the light reflects=glassy,briallant,metallic.ect)
.streak (color of powder)
.hardness
.transparency
.cleavedge/fracture=how it is broken
.special properties |
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