Midterm 1

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The Appalachian Mountains are an example of

The liquid layer that lies beneath the mantle and surrounds the inner core is called the

Tectonic plates

What types of mountains led early explorers to call the rim of the Pacific Ocean the Ring of Fire?

Tectonic movements are generally measured in ____ per year.

The outermost, rigid layer of the Earth is called the

Volcanic mountains

The ____ is made of the crust and the rigid, upper part of the mantle.