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Places in the Earth´s interior where there are abrupt changes in the speed of seismic waves.
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The layer under the lithosphere
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The rigid surface of the Earth broken into pieces called plates.
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Narrow deep channels, usually found next to continental boundaries or island arcs.
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Abundant rock in the mantle rich iron and magnesium.
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Mountain range resulting from the collision between the Eurasian and Indian plate.
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large underwater mountain ranges running along the central zone of the ocean
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Meteorologist and astronomer that proposed the theory of continental drift
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The innermost layer in the dinamic model of the geosphere.
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The equilibrium between the litosphere and the astenosphere
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Last name of the geologist that proposed the theory of sea floor spreading