Set: Science Ch. 8 Plate tectonics

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crustthe part of Earth we live on
mantlethinck layer of Earth that contains most of Earth's mass
coreinnermost layer of Earth
lithospherethe crust and part of the mantle
continental drifttheory that continents drifted apart in the past and continue to do so today
plate tectonicstheory that says that earth is made up of 20 or more plates floating in the lithosphere
plate boundariesarea where two plates meet
faulta break in the Earth

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Created August 24, 2008
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  1. continental drift theory that continents drifted apart in the past and continue to do so today - 8 misses
  2. plate tectonics theory that says that earth is made up of 20 or more plates floating in the lithosphere - 8 misses
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  4. lithosphere the crust and part of the mantle - 2 misses
  5. plate boundaries area where two plates meet - 2 misses