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Plate Tectonics: Continental Drift
Chapter 5:
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Composition versus Structure
Crust Mantle Core Lithosphere Asthenosphere Mesosphere Outer Core Inner Core
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Breakdown of the Earth Lithosphere = Crust and upper part of mantle, solid Asthenosphere = Mantle, convection currents, putty Outer core = core, liquid Inner core = core, solid
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Foldable Earth Questions
Challenge: What is the Diameter of the earth? How do you solve this problem? Add all the layers Inner core is just the radius
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Inner core vs outer core
How deep in the earth is the border between the outer core and inner core? As we journey towards the center of the Earth, what happens to the temperature and pressure? Why?
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Inner Core The temperature on the inner core is 6,000 degrees Celsius
Why is the outer core liquid while the inner core is solid?
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Continental Drift Alfred Wegener
Theory that continents can drift apart and towards one another
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