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Earth's Surfaces
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Fault Line | a long, narrow crack in the Earth's Crust |
| Earth's Crust | solid rock that makes up the Moon's and Earth's outermost layers. |
| mountain | tall landform that rises to a peak |
| plates | Made up of the crust and the upper part of the Earth's mantle. |
| earthquake | Is a sudden shaking of the Earth's crust, caused by plates moving along a fault. |
| tsunami | A giant wave caused by an Earthquake from the ocean's crust |
| seismic waves | vibrations caused by earthquakes |
| volcano | a mountain that builds up around an opening in the Earth's crust |
| magma | melted rock |
| lava | magma that reaches the Earth's surface |
| weathering | Is the slow process that breaks rocks down into smaller pieces |
| erosion | transport of weathered rock |
| deposition | dropping off of weathered rock |