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The earth is made up of rocks and minerals which have formed different layers
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Layers of the earth
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What is continental drift
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The movement of continents as the result of forces inside the earth
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What is the giant super continent called, when all the continents were joined together
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Pangaea
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What is the theory that explains that the crust of the earth is made up of large moving pieces called plates
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Plate Techtonics
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What are plate boundaries
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Where two plates meet resulting in earthquakes, volcanos or mountains
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What is a volcano
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A type of mountain which forms when magma comes to the surface (lava)
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What are three types of volcanoes
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Shield cone, cinder cone and strato volcano
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Types of mountains
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Fault
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