Plate Tectonics Vocab

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block of lithosphere that consists of crust and the rigid outermost part of the mantle

compund

core

tectonic plate

seismograph

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contains twice as much iron, calcium and magnesium but is denser and thinner than normal crust

ocean bottom

core

continental crust

fault

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Thin and solid outermost layer of the earth. Above the mantle

crust

core

mantle

ocean

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central part of the earth. Located below the mantle

mantle

equator

core

crust

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soft layer of the mantle which the tectonic plates move

asthenosphere

mesosphere

lithosphere

ionosphere

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solid, outer layer of the earth that consists of the crust and the rigid part of the mangle.

sphere

mesophere

lithosphere

asthenosphere

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stron lower part of the mantle between the asthenosphere and the outer core.

mantle

androsphere

core

mesosphere

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layer of rock between earth's crust and the core

core

crust

mountains

mantle

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substance made up of atoms of two or more different elements joind by chemical bonds

core

tectonic plate

seismograph

compounds

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an instrument that records vibrations in the ground and determines the location and strength of an earthquake

seismograph

tectonic plate

mantle

compund

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