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plate tectonics

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  • Q1
    a scientist who studies the forces that make and shape planet earth
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    geologist
    zoologist
    biologist
    aviator
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  • Q2
    A solid mixture of crystals of one or more minerals or other materials.
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    rock
    decay
    mineral
    crystal
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  • Q3
    The scientific study of the origin, history, and structure of the earth.
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    eartholgy
    scientology
    geology
    biology
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  • Q4
    forces that shape Earth's surface by building up mountains and landmasses
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    destrucive force
    pressure
    constructive force
    gravity
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  • Q5
    A force that slowly wears away mountains and other features on the surface of Earth.
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    density
    forces
    constructive force
    destructive force
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  • Q6
    Earth one large landmass
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    continent
    penninsula
    continental divide
    plates
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  • Q7
    vibrations that travel through Earth carrying the energy released during an earthquake
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    p waves
    s waves
    tidal waves
    seismic wave
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  • Q8
    A force that pushes or pulls on something.
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    desnity
    force
    pressure
    mass
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  • Q9
    Earth's outermost layer.
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    inner core
    crust
    outer core
    upper mantle
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  • Q10
    A dark, fine-grained rock
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    pumice
    rhyolite
    basalt
    granite
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  • Q11
    A usually light-colored igneous rock that is found in continental crust.
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    igneous
    sandstone
    granite
    basalt
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  • Q12
    Earth's thickest layer made of hot rock and is less dense than the core, less hot, and has less pressure on it. It also has plasticity
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    mantle
    asthenosphere
    core
    lithosphere
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  • Q13
    A rigid layer made up of the uppermost part of the mantle and the crust
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    mantle
    asthenosphere
    troposphere
    lithosphere
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  • Q14
    Soft layer of the mantle. An area that the lithosphere floats on.
    troposphere
    ashtnosphere
    lithsophere
    heliosphere
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  • Q15
    LIQUID core that surrounds Earth's solid inner core& that is made mostly of iron
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    plates
    continents
    inner core
    outer core
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