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Earth

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What are the names of the 4 layers of Earth?

Lithosphere, Asthenosphere, outer core, inner core

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How many layers does the Earth have?

4

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Tectonic plates are located in the _________.

Lithosphere

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Explain how tectonic plates were created

The asthenosphere (mantle) is beneath the lithosphere and it is very large, hot and rocks are always moving causing the lithosphere to crack.

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When did tectonic plates happen?

At the end of the Triassic period.

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When were tectonic plates discovered?

1872

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When were the tectonic plates actually mapped?

1950s

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Tectonic plates move about________ per year.

2.5 centimeters

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When all continents were together, it was called

Pangea

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It took _____ million years for continents to look like they do today

200 million years

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Name two consequences of tectonic plates moving

continental drift, earthquakes, tsunamis

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You can see the Mid-Atlantic Ridge in this country

Iceland

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Describe the Mid-Atlantic Ridge

The Mid-Atlantic Ridge is where seafloor spreading takes place in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. They create the tallest mountains.

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What are the 3 types of tectonic plates movement?

divergent, convergent, transform

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How do divergent plates move?

plates move away from each other creating new land

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How do convergent plates move?

One plate goes underneath the other one and is consumed by the mantle

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