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