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5 Cards in this Set
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Pressure
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DEFINITION: The result of a force pressing on an area.
MY DEFINITION: A force pressing on an object. SENTENCE: When you dive deep underwater, there is a lot of pressure and your ears start to hurt. LINKING WORD: Push |
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Seismic wave
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DEFINITION: When earthquakes occur, they produce seismic waves. Geologists can then record the seismic waves and study how they travel through earth.
MY DEFINITION: Seismic waves are what an earthquake makes after it occurs and they are one of yah things that geologists use to study earthquakes. SENTENCE: After the earthquake, there were many seismic waves for the geologists to study. LINKING WORD: Rumble |
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Crust
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DEFINITION: Earth's crust is the layer of rock that forms earths outermost layer.
MY DEFINITION: Earths outermost layer. SENTENCE: Humans walk on the crust of the earth. LINKING WORD: Rocky |
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Basalt
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DEFINITION: Basalt is a dark, fine-grained rock.
MY DEFINITION: Basalt is a dark kind of rock that is mostly found by the ocean. SENTENCE: During our vacation to the beach, I was climbing the basalt rocks. LINKING WORD: Cliff |
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Granite
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DEFINITION: Granite is a rock that usually is a light color and has coarse grains.
My definition: Granite is a multicolored rock that makes up most of the continental crust. SENTENCE: My kitchen counter is made of granite. LINKING WORD: Counter |
