Crust  - the thin, outermost solid layer of our planet,, Lithosphere - the solid, outermost layer of the Earth, made up of the Earth's crust and the upper most part of the mantle, Asthenosphere - a soft, partially melted layer of rock within the Earth's mantle, located just below the rigid crust (lithosphere), where the extreme heat causes the rock to flow like a thick liquid, allowing the tectonic plates to move on top of it, Mantle - the thick layer of rock inside the Earth, located between the thin outer crust and the hot core, Outer core - a liquid layer, primarily made up of molten iron and nickel, that surrounds the solid inner core and is responsible for generating the planet's magnetic field due to its constant movement as the Earth spins, Inner core - the very center of the Earth, a solid ball made mostly of iron and nickel, which is incredibly hot and under immense pressure, acting like the planet's "engine" that helps generate Earth's magnetic field, Convection Currents - a circular movement of a fluid (like air or water) where warmer, less dense parts rise up, and cooler, denser parts sink down, creating a continuous cycle of heat transfer due to temperature differences within the fluid, Tectonic Plates or (lithospheric plates)  - a large, moving piece of the Earth's crust, which is made up of solid rock, that floats on the semi-liquid layer below called the mantle, Alfred Wegener - a German scientist who proposed the theory of continental drift, Pangea - a giant landmass that is believed to have existed millions of years ago, where all the continents on Earth were connected as one large landmass, essentially fitting together like puzzle pieces; also referred to as a "supercontinent", Continental Drift - a scientific theory that explains how the Earth's continents have slowly moved over time, Seafloor Spreading - a geological process where tectonic plates, which are like giant pieces of Earth's crust, slowly pull apart at mid-ocean ridges, causing molten rock from the Earth's interior to rise up and solidify, creating new seafloor and pushing the existing plates further away from each other, Mid-Ocean Ridge - a long chain of underwater mountains that runs through the middle of the ocean. They are formed where two tectonic plates are moving away from each other, causing magma to rise up and create new ocean floor at the boundary between the plates, Density - a measure of how much matter is packed into a given space, Plate Tectonics - the theory that Earth's lithosphere is made up of large plates that move slowly over time, Temperature - a measure of how hot or cold something is, Composition - the specific types and amounts of elements or substances that make up a material, Fossil - the preserved remains of an organism that lived in the past, Convergent Boundary - a point where two tectonic plates move towards each other and collide., Divergent Boundary - a place where two tectonic plates move apart, creating a crack that can fill with magma and form new crust, Transform Boundary - a point where two tectonic plates slide past each other horizontally, causing friction and often resulting in earthquakes, Rift - a split that appears in something solid, especially in the ground, Subduction - a geological process that occurs when two tectonic plates meet at a convergent boundary and one plate moves beneath the other,

VC- Earth's Layers and Plate Tectonics

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