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The Moho is found directly above this layer of the lithosphere

mantle

Material that is about 180 million years old has been found in this layer of the crust

oceanic crust

What is the lower layer of the mantle composed of

Olivine.

This type of volcano has not erupted for a long time and may or may not erupt again

Dormant

This material is found only in the continental crust

granite

Three of the four layers of this part of this crust are igneous material

Oceanic Crust

The motion of these waves is similar to that of ocean waves

L

Brings water to the surface through a fissure in the land

oasis

These waves cause side to side movement

s

What layer of the earth composes 80 percent of the lithosphere's volume

mantle.

A volcano formed over time from thousands of lava eruptions that deposit layer after layer of new crust

shield

Unsorted rocky debris that is formed by a melting glacier called

Unsorted rocky debris that is formed by a melting glacier is called moraine. There are many different types of moraine depending on where the debris is found and deposited.

It separates the mantle and the crust

The Mohorovicic Discontinuity, generally referred to as the Moho, where seismic waves increase in velocity.

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