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Earth Changes
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09/25/2011
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Hot molten rock, usually formed in the earth's upper mantle
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Plate Tectonics

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Core

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Earth's center, made up of a liquid outer core and a solid inner core

 
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continent
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one of the main landmasses on Earth, such as Africa, Asia, or North America
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convection current
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a series of circular motions that occur in substances when heating and cooling happen together