Tectonic Plates
- Created by: Ellie
- Created on: 31-05-13 16:30
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The Earth
Core
- inner and outer
- solid iron & nickel
Mantle
- semi-molten rock
- moves slowly
Crust
- divided into tectonic plates
- 2 types: oceanic & continental
- Continental = thicker, less dense, older
- Oceanic = thinner, denser, younger
- plates move due to convection currents in mantle
- where plates meet =…
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