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10 Cards in this Set
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Seismic Waves
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Vibrations that travel through Earth carrying the energy released during an Earthquake.
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Pressure
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The force exerted on a surface divided by the area over which the force is exerted.
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Crust
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The layer of rock that forms Earth's outer surface.
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Basalt
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Dark, dense igneous rock with a fine texture, found in oceanic crust.
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Granite
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Light colored igneous rock that is found in the continental crust.
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Mantle
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Layer of hot, solid material between the Earth's crust and core.
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Litho - sphere
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Rigid layer made up of the uppermost part of the mantle and crust.
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Astheno - sphere
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Soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats.
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Outer Core
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Layer of molten iron and nickel that surrounds the inner core.
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Inner core
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Dense sphere of solid iron and nickel at the center of the Earth.
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