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Earthquake Vocab
vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Earthquake | The shaking that result from the movement of rock beneath Earth's surface. |
| Crust | The layer of rock that forms Earth's outer surface. |
| Fault | A break or crack in Earth's lithosphere along which the rock move. |
| Mantle | The layer of hot,solid material between Earth's crust and core. |
| Lithosphere | A rigid layer made up of the upper most part of the mantle and the crust. |
| Lithospheric Plates | Large pieces of theblithosphere that are alwaysmoving. |
| Seismologist | Study earthquakes. |