Chapter 3 - Earth's Structure And Materials Flashcards
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Pressure
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Results from a force pressing on an area
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Crust
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The layer of rock that forms earths outer skin. The crust is a layer of solid rock that includes both the dry land and ocean floor
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Basalt
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A dark, fine-grained rock
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Granite
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A rock that is usually a light color and has coarse grains
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Mantle
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A layer of hot rock
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Lithosphere
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The crust and uppermost mantle
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Asthenosphere
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A soft layer below the lithosphere, the material is hotter and under increasing pressure
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Outer core
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Layer of the molten metal surrounding the inner core
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Inner core
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A dense ball of solid metal
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Seismic waves
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When earthquakes occur they produce seismic waves
