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Chapter 7 Plate Tectonics

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AsthenosphereA plastic layer of the mantle on which pieces of the lithosphere move.
Continental DriftThe hypothesis that states that the continents once formed a single landmass, broke up, and drifted to their present location.
Convection CurrentsThe movement of matter due to differences in density caused by changes in temperature.
LithosphereThe outermost, rigid layer of the Earth.
Plate TectonicsThe theory that the earth's lithosphere is divided into tectonic plates that move around on top of the asthenosphere.


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