The thickest part of Earth’s interior Beneath the crust.

The thickest part of Earth’s interior

Beneath the crust

Solid iron

Thinnest layer

Under the mantle

Plates ride on top

Melted iron

Center of Earth

Outermost layer

Solid rock

Earth’s crust is divided into sections called ____________.plates

How many major sections is Earth’s crust divided into?

These sections are known as …

The place where plates meet is called a …

Most volcanoes and earthquakes are located at the …between two tectonic plates

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Mountains

Plates move apart

Volcanoes

Changes the shape of the ocean floor

Trenches

Plates collide

Two plates slide past one another

One plate slides under another

When two plates converge ________ may work its way through the crust.

Magma may contain highly explosive ________.gases

A ____________ is formed when magma breaks through to the surface.

volcano

New _______ is formed when the lava cools and hardens.

An _______________ occurs when plates move and the crust slips or breaks.

earthquake

The gradual uplifting of the crust during an earthquake causes ____________ to form.mountains

The thickest part of Earth’s interior Beneath the crust.

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