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Crust
mantle
outer core
inner core |
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| The top part of the mantle & the crust forms the lithosphere |
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| A section of the lithosphere is called a plate |
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| Three major kinds of plate bounderies |
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| converging,spreading,& slideing plate bounderies |
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| The plates get hung up then jerk into a new position that releases energy |
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| form in converging plates & soon magma comes out |
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| Constructive & destructive prosses |
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constructive:builds in nature
destructive: destroys stuff in nature |
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chemical:dissovles ,acid rain
mechinal:roots, pressure ,pyhsical,ice
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topsoil:largest amount of decayed matter
subsoil:has minerals
bedrock:nearly solid rock |
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| is the movement of materail away |
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| at the action of the waves were down rocks and beaches |
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| wind erosion-how farmers are affected |
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there affected by wind blowing of the topsoil
they try to prevent it by planting trees to reduse wind |
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