Review- Earth's Structure-Crust Mantle Core

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What is the only liquid layer of the Earth?

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Outer core

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Label C represents what layer of the earth?

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Core

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What are the Earth's three main layers?

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Core, mantle, crust

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Where does the energy that drives convection currents inside the Earth's Crust come from?

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Inner core

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What is Pangea?

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Pangea is a supercontinent that has broken apart due to plate motion over a long period of time.

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What is the Earth's crust?

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The outermost layer of the Earth, consisting of solid rock.

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What is the mantle?

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The layer of the Earth between the crust and the core, made of semi-solid rock.

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What is the core of the Earth?

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The innermost layer of the Earth, consisting of a solid inner core and a liquid outer core.

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What causes tectonic plates to move?

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Convection currents in the mantle.

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What is continental drift?

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The theory that continents have moved over geological time to their current locations.