What is the outermost layer of the Earth called?
Earth Layers & Plate Tectonics

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The crust.
2.
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What type of plate boundary do the Himalayan mountains and Mt. Everest form at?
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Convergent boundary.
3.
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What is formed when magma rises up from the mantle at a divergent boundary?
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New crust.
4.
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What is the composition of the Earth's crust?
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It is composed of less dense materials and is the thinnest of all Earth’s layers.
5.
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What is happening to Iceland at the Mid Atlantic Ridge?
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Iceland is being pulled apart and new land is being created in the middle.
6.
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What is the layer of the Earth beneath the crust called?
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The mantle.
7.
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What is a transform boundary?
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A plate boundary where two tectonic plates slide past each other.
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