Chapter 1 Lesson 1 Flashcards

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plate tectonics
the surface is made up of slow-moving
plates of land
magma
molten rock beneath the Earth’s surface
(lava underground)
lava
magma that is above the Earth’s surface
summer
fault
tilt towards the sun
break in the Earth’s crust where
movement occurs
Pangaea
supercontinent where all the continents
were combined
8 plates
number of plates on the Earth’s surface
continental drift
mountain formations
caused by pressure from the mantle
created by weathering
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