lesson 3 Flashcards

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crust

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the thin layer of the earth

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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

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plate titonics

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the theory that earth’s crust

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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

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earthquake

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a skaking of earth’s surface that can cause land to rise and fall

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epicenter

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the point on earth’s surface directly above the focus of an earthquake

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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

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mantle

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the thick layer of earth beneath the crust

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