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the giant continent that scientists believe originally existed
Pangaea
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the thinnest of the earth's layers
crust
100
believed to be made of liquid metal
outer core
100
moving toward each other
convergent
100
moving away from each other
divergent
200
the stress that takes place when two plates slide past each other, twisting rocks
shearing
200
the stress that takes place when two plates move away from each other, tearing rocks apart
tension
200
an instrument that measures the waves of an earthquake
seismograph
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a crack in the earth's crust resulting from pressure built up over time
fault
200
heated rock inside the mantle
magma
300
the process when one plate slides beneath another.
Subduction
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The rocks at the top of the __________ are said to be in a mostly solid state
mantle
300
_____ is magma that reaches the top of the earth's surface
Lava
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This is the part of Earth that is made up of every living thing on the planet
biosphere
300
Which layer is a plastic-like rock in the upper part of the mantle
asthenosphere
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This is the part of Earth that is made up of the layers of gases that surround it
atmosphere
400
What two spheres are interconnected if the following occurs?
a volcano erupts the gases and ashes are released into the air
Geosphere------> Atmosphere
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When two plates are pushed toward one another __________takes place.
compression
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The earth's atmosphere is made up of ____% nitrogen, ______% of oxygen, and ____% of water vapor.
78% Nitrogen, 21% Oxygen, and 1% water vapor
400
What cycle connects all spheres?
500
Name the layers from top to bottom:
crust
mantle
outer core
inner core
500
Name three parts of the ocean floor:
continental slope, guyot, ocean trench
500
Challenger Deep is the deepest part of the _______
Mariana Trench
500
Which Plate is labeled as #11?
Indo-Australian Plate
500
Which Plate is labeled as #7?
African Plate