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Flashcards by Brenden Murphy, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Brenden Murphy
about 10 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| Plate tectonics | The movement of plates on Earth's surface causing major geologic events |
| Convection Currents | Flow that transfers heat within a liquid, the movement of fluid caused by the difference in temperature and density that transfers heat from one part of the fluid to another |
| Subduction | The process where oceanic crust sinks beneath a deep ocean trench and back into the mantle at a convergent boundary |
| Lithosphere | A rigid layer made up of the uppermost part of the mantle and the crust |
| Continental crust | Less dense, made mostly of granite |
| Oceanic crust | More dense because of the weight of the ocean, made mostly of basalt |
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