LAYERS OF EARTH
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outermost layer
The ________ is made up of solid materials and materials.
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Focus
________: the point within the earth where an earthquake rupture starts.
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lithosphere
Is the movement of the ________ that is produced by the landforms on Earths surface.
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Epicenter
________: the geographic point at the surface directly above the focus.
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Mohorovicic
________ discontinuity: the boundary between the crust and mantle.
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movement of materials
It is the ________ caused by the difference in their temperatures.
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Constructive boundaries
It is also called "________ "because new material is added to the plates.
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large system of underwater
It is a(n) ________ mountains that has a rift valley or a deep crack.
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Sierra Madre
________: the longest mountain range in the Philippines.
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subduction
Occurs due to ________, and the plate moves toward each other or is pushed under one another.
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Active volcano
________: associated with seismic activity, presence of hot water spring, and changes of elevation of earths crater.
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Alpine Himalayan Belt
________: it reveals the collision of the African Plate and Indo- Australian plate within the southern margin of the Eurasian Plate.
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molten rocks
Asthenosphere: plates that lie at the top layer of partially ________.
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Extinct volcano
________: not active or has not erupted for a long time.
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Mountain belts
________: long chains of mountain ranges.
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Mohorovicic discontinuity
the boundary between the crust and mantle
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Inner core
solid
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Outer core
liquid
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The most active volcanoes are located in two volcanic belts
The alpine-Himalayan Belt and the Circum-Pacific Belt (ring of fire)
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Ring of Fire
Outlines the major trenches in the Pacific Ocean, is an active volcanic and seismic zone
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Alpine-Himalayan Belt
it reveals the collision of the African Plate and Indo-Australian plate within the southern margin of the Eurasian Plate
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Active volcano
associated with seismic activity, presence of hot water spring, and changes of elevation of earths crater
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Dormant volcano
has not erupted but may erupt based on seismic indications
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Extinct volcano
not active or has not erupted for a long time
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Seismic waves
body waves that radiate outward in all directions from the center to the earths interior
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Focus
the point within the earth where an earthquake rupture starts
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Epicenter
the geographic point at the surface directly above the focus
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Mountain
a landform that rises at least 300m
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Mountain range
chains of mountains
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Himalayas
highest mountain range
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Mountain belts
long chains of mountain ranges
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Andes mountains
Seven South American countries
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Sierra Madre
the longest mountain range in the Philippines
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Asthenosphere
plates that lie at the top layer of partially molten rocks
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Plate boundaries
Border between two tectonic plates
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Oceanic-Oceanic
subduction zone, deep ocean trenches, island arcs, and undersea volcanism
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Continental-Continental
mountain ranges
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