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The material that forms Earth's hard surface.
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Rock
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The layer of rock that forms Earth's outer surface.
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Crust
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The study of the solid Earth.
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geology
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A scientist who studies the forces that make and shape planet Earth.
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Geologist
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A vibration that travels to Earth carrying the energy released during an earthquake.
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seismic wave
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A dense sphere of solid iron and nickel in the center of Earth.
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inner core
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A layer of molten iron and nickel that surrounds the inner core of Earth.
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Outer core
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The layer of hot, solid material between Earth's crust and core.
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Mantle
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A rigid layer made up of the uppermost part of Earth's mantle and crust. One of four spheres into which scientists divide Earth.
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Lithosphere
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The size, shape, and pattern of a rock's grains.
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Texture
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The process by which sediment settles out of the water or wind that is carrying it, and is deposited in a new location.
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Depostion
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The process by which water, ice, wind, or gravity moves fragments of rock and soil.
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Erosion
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Igneous rock that forms from lava on Earth's surface.
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Extrusive Rock
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A particle of mineral or other rock that gives a rock its texture.
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Grain
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A type of rock that forms from the cooling of molten rock at or below the surface of Earth.
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Igneous Rock
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Igneous rock that forms when magma hardens beneath Earth's surface.
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Intrusive rock
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A type of rock that forms from an existing rock that is changed by heat, pressure, or chemical reactions.
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Metamorphic Rock
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A series of processes on the surface and inside earth that slowly changes rocks from one kind to another.
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Rock Cycle
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Small, solid particles of material from rocks or organisms which are moved by water or wind, resulting in erosion and deposition
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Sediment
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A type of rock that forms when particles from other rocks or the remains of plants and animals are pressed and cemented together.
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Sedimentary rock
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