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Identify the two types of tectonic crust.
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Oceanic and continental crust

Identify the two types of tectonic crust.
Do volcanoes and earthquakes occur at all plate margins?
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Volcanoes and earthquakes occur at all plate boundaries except at a conservative margin where only earthquakes happen.
Do volcanoes and earthquakes occur at all plate margins?
What is the area where two plates meet known as?
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A plate margin or boundary.
What is the area where two plates meet known as?
What is the structure of the Earth?
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From the centre:

  • Inner core
  • Outer core
  • Mantle
  • Crust
What is the structure of the Earth?
What is the lithosphere?
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The rigid layer formed by the crust and upper mantle.

What is the lithosphere?




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