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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