Vocabulary related to the study of the Earth and its layers.
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each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| Hydrosphere | The layer of the earth that contains bodies of water including lakes, rivers and oceans
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| Lithosphere | The layer of the earth that contains rocks, minerals and soils
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| Atmosphere | The layer that surrounds the earth and protects us from too much sunlight
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| Crust | The outer part of the lithosphere
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| Core | The center layer of the earth
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| Mantle | The layer of the earth that is between the crust and the core
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| Plate Tectonics | The theory that says the earth's surface is made up of about 20 moving pieces
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| Weathering | The breaking down or changing of rock
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| Erosion | Weathered rock is moved from place to place by this process
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| Deposition | Eroded material that is carried by water slows down and is dropped during this process
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| Igneous Rock | Melted mantle that has cooled
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| Sedimentary Rock | Solid particles cemented together
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| Metamorphic Rock | Igneous or metamorphic rock changed by heat or pressure
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| Fossil | Remains of any dead organism trapped in layers of rock
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| Rock Cycle | Process in which rocks undergo change
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