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The dynamic EARTH

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Crust   the layer of earth we live on  
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Mantle   the layer of melted rock under the Crust  
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Inner core   the solid layer in the middle of the earth  
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Outer core   the layer that has all four states of matter  
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Magma   melted rock underneath the earths surface  
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Molten   melted  
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tectonic plates   Plates which are under the mantle ,which constantly move  
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compression   tectonic plates pushing together  
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shearing   tectonic plates rubbing past each other  
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tension   tectonic plates pulling apart  
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seismic wave   wave above the earth's surface  
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p wave   type of seismic wave ,however' fastest moving  
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s wave   type of seismic wave ,however, slowest moving wave [moves like a snake  
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surface wave   travel along the surface  
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epicenter   the point directly above the hypocenter where earthquakes happen  
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focus/hypocenter   where the plates meet  
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seismograph   how earthquakes are measured  
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tsunami   earthquake in the ocean  
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mercalli scale   measures by the amount of distruction  
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Richter scale   rated using seismograph  
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moment magnitude scale   estimates the amount of energy released by earthquake  
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