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Crust
Mantle
Outer Core
Inner Core |
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| The Lithoshpere is the top part of the mantle and the crust above it |
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| A section of the Lithosphere |
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| Three major kinds of plate boundaries |
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| Converging, Spreading, and Sliding boundaries |
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| "Hung up" plates that jerk into new positions caused by built up energy |
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| Volcanoes form by one plate sliding under another then the rock partially melts making magma |
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| Constructive vs. Destructive processes in nature |
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Constructive creates stuff in nature
Destructive destroys stuff in nature |
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Weathering- What are 2 types
What is the difference between these 2 types |
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Mechanical is physical change
Chemical dissolves substances |
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Topsoil: Largest amount of decayed matter
Subsoil: Minerals
Bedrock: Nearly solid rock |
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| Movement of material away |
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The actions of the waves wear down rocks and beaches
Harbors and inlets form as some areas erode more quickly than others |
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