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outermost layer of earth which we live on
made up of a thin layer solid rocks |
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middle layer
made up of hot thick layer of solid and partly melted rocks |
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exterior of the core
a dense hot region that is made up of mostly liquid iron and some nickel |
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solid interior of the core
a large ball of iron and nickel |
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| ancient landmass believe to have broken up and formed continents |
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| undersea mountain ranges that form at divergent boundaries |
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| the theory that the Earth's lithosphere is divided into tectonic plates that move around on top of the asthenosphere |
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| the crust in the continents, and is made up of granite |
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| the crust under the ocean, and is made up of basalt |
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| line of longitude marked 0 degrees. |
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| distance north or south of the equator measured in degrees |
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| distance East or West of the prime meridian, measured in degrees |
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