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3.1 The earth's layers and plates
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What is the Inner core?
The solid centre of the earth -
What are the layers of the earth?
Inner core : Solid, iron and nickel, hotOuter core : LiquidMantle : Thickest layer, silicate rock, semi-solidCrust : Solid, 8 to 75 km thick
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What is the quter core?
The liquid layer around the inner core. -
What are tectonic plates and where are they located?
Tectonic plates are pieces of crust and top mantle. They are floating on the mantle They fit together like puzzle pieces
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How many tectonic plates are there and what is the largest one?
- Seven large plates
- Eight smaller plates
- Pacific Plate is the largest
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What is the Ring of Fire?
- Around the Pacific Plate
- Frequent earthquakes and volcanoes
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What are tectonic plates?
Pieces of crust and upper mantle -
How do tectonic plates move, and what is this movement called?
- Plates move slightly at different speeds
- Some move 15 cm/year
- Others move 2.5 cm/year
- Movement is called
plate tectonics
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What are plate tectonics
Movement of tectonic plates -
What is the average distance to the center of the earth?
- 6,371 kilometers
- British English: "centre"
- American English: "center"
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