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16 Cards in this Set
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CRUST
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THE OUTERMOST AND THINNEST OF EARTH'S LAYERS
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MANTLE
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THE LAYER OF EARTH BETWEEN THE CRUST AND THE CORE
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CORE
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CENTER PART OF EARTH, WHICH INCLUDES THE LIQUID OUTER CORE AND SOLID INNER CORE
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PLATE
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LARGE SECTION OF EARTH'S CRUST AND UPPER MANTLE
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MECHANICAL WEATHERING AND EXAMPLES OF CAUSES
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BREAKING DOWN OF ROCKS INTO SMALLER PIECES, BY PHYSICAL FORCE...GRAVITY, WATER, WIND, ICE, OR LIVING THINGS
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CHEMICAL WEATHERING
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CHANGING OF MATERIALS IN A ROCK BY CHEMICAL PROCESSES
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IGNEOUS ROCK
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TYPE OF ROCK FORMED WHEN LAVA OR MAGMA COOLS AND HARDENS
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SEDIMENTARY ROCK
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TYPE OF ROCK FORMED WHEN SEDIMENTS ARE PRESSED AND CEMENTED TOGETHER
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METAMORPHIC ROCK
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TYPE OF ROCK FORMED WHEN EXISTING ROCK IS HEATED AT HIGH PRESSURES AND TEMPERATURES
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CONTINENTAL CRUST
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KIND OF CRUST THAT MAKES UP ALL THE LANDS OF THE CONTINENTS
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OCEANIC CRUST
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CRUST THAT LIES BENEATH MOST OF THE OCEAN
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WHAT IS THE CORE MOSTLY MADE OF?
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IRON
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DESCRIBE THE INNER AND OUTER CORE.
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INNER CORE IS SOLID AND OUTER CORE IS LIQUID
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SEISMOGRAPH
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MEASURES EARTHQUAKE WAVES AND IS ATTACHED TO ROCK ON THE EARTH'S CRUST
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WHAT DO EARHQUAKE VIBRATIONS CAUSE ON A SEISMOGRAPH?
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PENS MOVE AND MAKE MARKS ON A ROLL OF PAPER
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3 WAYS SCIENTISTS STUDY THE MANTLE AND CORE.
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MEASURE VIBRATIONS FROM EARTHQUAKES USING A SEISMOGRAPH, LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS, STUDY MATERIAL PUSHED UP THROUGH CRACKS IN THE CRUST.
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