earht quake vocab Flashcards
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crust
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rocky outer layer
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mantel
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the layer below eaths crust
3
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core
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the layer of earhs extending from earhs center to the bottom of the mantel
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plate tectonic
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the theory that earths crust is divided into plates that are always moving .
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fault
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is a break in earths crust where rock on one side can move in relation to rock. on the other side
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earthquake
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this realse of engery and shaking of the ground
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epicenter
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the point on earths surface directly above the focus
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volcano
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is an opening that allows magma to reach earths surface.
