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| The outermost layer of the earth |
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| The plastic-like layer found just below the earth's crust |
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| The rocky layer that contains the crust and upper mantle |
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| The dense liquid part of the core |
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| The very dense solid center of the earth |
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| The circular movement of heated materials to a cooler area |
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| The study of how the lithospheric plates interact |
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| A crack in the earth's plates along which movement occurs |
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| Plates that push together |
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| Plates that pull apart in opposite directions |
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| Plates that slide past each other in opposite directions |
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| The process by which rocks are gradually broken down |
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| The breakdown of large pieces of rocks into smaller ones, mainly by temperature and pressure changes |
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| The breakdown of rocks as a result of chemical reactions, causing new substances to be formed |
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| A chemical change in which oxygen combines with another substance |
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| The process by which carbon dioxide dissolves in water |
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| Consisting of compounds that contain carbon |
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| Consisting of compounds that do not contain carbon |
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| The horizontal layers of material |
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| The layer of soil beneath the topsoil |
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| The solid rock layer beneath the subsoil |
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| A state of rest or balance resulting from the equal action of opposing forces |
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