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axis
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imaginary straight line running through the earth from pole to pole.
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it is slanted.
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core
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center of a planetary body, such as the earth.33% of the earth.
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below the mantle.
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crust
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outermost zone of the solid earth.1% of the earth.
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the face of the earth
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gravity
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force of attraction between all matter in the universe.
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pulls us to the ground.
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law of gravitation
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principle that the force of attraction between two objects depends on the masses and the distance between the objects.
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magnetosphere
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a region of space that is affected by the earth's magnetic field.
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the earth's magnetic sheild.
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mantle
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zone of rock below the earth's crust. 66% of the earht's crust.
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below the crust
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moho
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the Mohorovicic discontinuity, boundary between the earth's crust and mantle.
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very hot play-doh
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shadow zone
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location on the earth's surface where no seismic waves or only P waves can be detected
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no s waves can pass throuh this.
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