lesson 3 Flashcards
1
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crust
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the thin layer of the earth
2
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core
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the layer of the earth extinding from earth’s center to the bottom of the mantle
3
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plate titonics
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the theory that earth’s crust
4
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fault
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a break in earth’s crust where rock on one side moves in relation to rock on the other side
5
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earthquake
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a skaking of earth’s surface that can cause land to rise and fall
6
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epicenter
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the point on earth’s surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
7
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valcano
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a place where hot gases,smoke,and melted rock come out of the ground inti earth’s surface
8
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mantle
A
the thick layer of earth beneath the crust
