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Earth's crust |
Earth's outermost layer of rock |
A layer of rock |
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Sediments |
Small, solid fragments of rock and other materials that are carried and deposited by wind, water, and ice. Examples include sand mud or gravel |
Examples would be sand, mud, or gravel |
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Sedimentary Rock |
Rock formed when chemical reactions cement sediments together, hardening them |
Chemicals cement sediments together |
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Igneous Rock |
Rock that forms from molten rock |
Molten rock forms this |
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Metamorphic rock |
Igneous or sedimentary rock that has been changed into a new kind of rock as a result of great pressure and temperature |
Great pressure and temperature change a sort of rock(s) into this |
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Plastic rock |
Rock that behaves like something between a liquid and a solid |
Between a liquid and a solid |
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Earthquakes |
Vibrations of the earth that result either from volcanic activity or rock masses suddenly moving along a fault |
Result of volcanic active or rock masses doing something |
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Fault |
The boundary between two sections of rock that can move relative to one other |
It is boundary between two things |
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Focus |
The point where an earthquake begins |
an earthquake begins |
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Epicenter |
The point on the surface of the earth directly above an earthquake's focus |
Directly above the focus |
