planet earth Flashcards
1
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crust
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the layer of earth that we are standing on
2
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mantle
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the layer under the crust and is thick [art;y metled rock 4000-1000c
3
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outer core
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liquid rock 5500c made of iron nickel
4
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inner core
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soild ball 6000c and made of iron and nickle
5
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converging plates
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plates colliding
6
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diverging plates
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when plates pull
7
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transform
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when plates moves side by side
8
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techtonic plates
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crust of earth that keeps on moving
9
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subdurction zone
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when plates go in to each other
10
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ring of fire
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a place where there are lots of volcano undergriund
11
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seismologist
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person who studies earthquake
12
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sesimograph
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a machine that mesure how much the earth quake is
13
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seismicgram
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a paper that shows he report for the earth quake
14
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defind p waves
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primary waves that occers first in the bottom
15
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s waves
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wave that occurs secand
