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The outermost layer of the earth
The Crust
A sudden shaking of the earth
Earthquake
Where two tectonic plates meet
Plate Boundary
Tectonic plates move about this far each year.
2 cm
How many centimeters are in a meter
100
The second layer of the earth
Mantle
A mountain with a channel that magma can escape from
Volcano
Where two tectonic plates push together
Africa and South America once were
connected
The process by which ancient primates eventually became humans
Evolution
Where is earth's outer layer made of solid rock?
Everywhere
Molten Rock
Magma
Where two tectonic plates spread apart
Divergent Boundary
How long (roughly) does it take for continents to spread apart
The deepest place on Earth
Mariana Trench
The third layer of the earth
Outer Core
A deep ravine in the earth.
Trench
This forms along a divergent boundary
A mid-ocean ridge
The supercontinent that existed on Earth millions of years ago.
Pangea
Name 4 of the Seven Continents
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The innermost layer of the earth
The Inner Core
An underwater mountain range
Mid-Ocean Ridge
This forms along a convergent boundary
A Trench
Why can you find a fossil of the same animal on two different continents.
They were once connected.
This national park had wolves reintroduced several decades ago
Yellowstone