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Plate Tectonics
The theory that explains how large pieces of the Earth's outermost layer, called tectonic plates, move and change shape.
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Lithosphere
This is the thinnest layer of the Earth.
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Asthenoshpere
This layer is responsible for moving Earth's Tectonic plates.
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Divergent Plate Boundary
The boundary between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other.
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Mesosphere
This layer is the largest layer and is described as "plastic".
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Convergent Plate Boundary
The boundary formed by the collision of two lithosphere (tectonic) plates.
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Fault
A break in a body of Rock along which one rock slides relative to another.
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Inner Core
This layer is the hottest and most dense.
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Outer Core
This layer is responsible for creating a magnetic field around the Earth.
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Transform Plate Boundary
The boundary between tectonic plates that are sliding past each other horizontally.
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