Midterm Review Earth & Spacce

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What is the order of geological time from greatest to least?

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Era, Period, Epoch

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What is the Crust?

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The outermost layer of the Earth.

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What is the Continental Shelf?

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A gently sloping shelf of land just off the shoreline.

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What are Divergent Boundaries?

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Plates that move away from one another.

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What causes Earthquakes?

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Sudden movement along faults.

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What is the Mantle?

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The thick, hot layer in the middle of the Earth.

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What are Convergent Boundaries?

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Plates that move towards each other and collide.

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What is the Oceanic Crust?

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The part of the Earth's crust that is under the ocean.

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What is the Lithosphere?

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The solid outer part of the Earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.

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What is a Fault?

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A fracture in the Earth's crust where blocks of land have moved.