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Monday 3/4 2. What type of material makes up the earths core? Iron and nickel Inner core solid Outer core liquid

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Tue 3/5 3. What is the lithosphere? Includes the crust and upper mantle.

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Wed 3/6 4.Who was Alfred Wegener? He proposed the theory of continental drift

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Thur 3/7 5. What is the asthenosphere? is the ductile part of the earth just below the lithosphere, plasticity.

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Fri 3/8 6. Label the layers. A.Crust B.Mantle C.Outer core D.Inner core E.Lithosphere F.asthenosphere

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Monday 3/18 7. What are the primary chemical components of the crust, mantle, and core? Crust - oxygen and silicon, known as silicates Mantle same as crust with heavier elements Core - very dense materials, primarily iron and nickel.

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Tue 3/19 8. What is the state of matter of the lithosphere, and how can its location be described? Solid Includes the crust and upper mantle

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Wed 3/20 9. What does the theory of plate tectonics explain ? How earths plates form, move, and interact.

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Thursday 3/21 9. What are the 3 types of plate boundaries? Convergent O>