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Earth

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Bedrock
principles from which other truths can be derived
Sediment
matter deposited by some natural process
Sedimentation
layer of a rock building up over billions of years
Magma
molten rock in the earth's crust
Seismogram
tracing of earthquake motion
Model
An idea of something of cant be fully seen or known
Landslides
a slide of a large mass of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff
Earthquakes
Vibrations from the ground
Lithospere
The top most solid part of the Earth which is composed of the crust and some Mantlec
Seismic Waves
Is what causes things to move during a earthquake
Geologists
Scintist that study Earth
Focus
Were the rocks breakBelow the surface
Glacier
a slowly moving mass of ice
Crust
Layer that covers Earths Surface
Chemical Weathering
the process in which rock is broken down by changes in its chemical makeup
Lava
rock that in its molten form (as magma) issues from volcanos
Richer scale
a scale that rates an earthquakes magnitude based on the size of its seismic wave
Fluvial Landform
Created by running water
Inner core
solid, dense center of the Earth
Erosion
Moves place to place
Ash
the residue that remains when something is burned
Volcano
An openin In earths crust
Mechanical Weathering
the process of physically breaking down rock. For example, plant growth can split rock apart
Epicentre
the point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
Mantle
the layer of the earth between the crust and the core
Deposition
Materials being laid and piled by wind
Biological Weathering
Breakdown of minerals through biological activity.
Weathering
Breaks down rocks
Outer core
liquid layer of the Earth's core
Crust
the outer layer of the Earth

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