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Changes to Earth
Term | Definition |
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Landforms | A physical feature of Earth's surface. |
Crust | The thin outer layer of Earth |
Core | The center of Earth |
Erosion | The process of moving sediment from one place to the other |
Deposition | The process of dropping sediment in a new location |
Earthquake | A shaking of the land caused by the sudden release of Energy in Earths crust |
Fossil | The remains of traces of past life sound in sedimentary rock |
Mantle | The layer of rock beneath Earth's crust |
Volcano | A mountain formed by lava and ash |
Pangea | A super continet containing all of Earth's land that existed about 225 million years. |
Magma | Molten rock for Earth's Mantle |
Weathering | The process of breaking rock into soil, sand, and other tiny pieces |
Continental Drift | A theory of how Earth's continents move over its surface |
Plate | A rigid block of crust and upper mantle rock |
Fault | A break or place where pieces of Earth's crust move |
Mass Movement | The downhill movement of rock and soil because of gravity |