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