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crust
outermost layer of Earth- what we walk on
inner core
solid inside of the Earth made of iron and nickel
metamorphic rocks
changed by heat and pressure- slate/marble
igneous rocks
rocks formed when molten rock, called magma, cools and hardens - pumice
sedimentary rocks
layers of sediment pressed together, coal
erosion
wearing away and removal of land by water, wind or ice
weathering
physical and chemical decomposing of solid rock materials at or near the Earth's surface
mantle
region of interior crust that lies between the crust and outer core