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Mantle
________: made from molten and semi molten rock.
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Convection currents
________ causes two plates to collide.
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Stage4
________: when magma cools it sinks towards the core where it is reheated.
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Inner core
________: solid ball made from Nickle and iron.
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Plate boundaries
________: where two plated meet and are separated by faults.
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Oceanic plate
________: occurring under ocean.
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convection currents
The plates are pulled apart by ________, molten magma comes to the surface through a crack called a fissure and creates new land.
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crust
made from rock
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Mantle
made from molten and semi molten rock
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outer core
molten and made from Nickle and iron
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inner core
solid ball made from Nickle and iron
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oceanic plate
occurring under ocean
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plate boundaries
where two plated meet and are separated by faults
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stage 1
heat from the earths core causes magma to heat up and rise
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stage 2
when hot magma reaches under the earths crust it moves in all directions dragging the crust with it
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stage3
the hot magma cools as it is further from the core this makes it heavier
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stage4
when magma cools it sinks towards the core where it is reheated
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stage 5
this cycle is repeated again and again causing convection current
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