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J Science 5

Chapter 2: Earth Science

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Core The innermost layer of the earth
Crust The outermost layer of the earth
Dome Mountain Magma bulges upward under the crust but doesn't break through
Earthquake A shaking of the earth
Epicenter The point directly above the focus of the earthquake
Fault A crack along the earth's surface where movement takes place
Fault-block Mountain When an ocean plate collides with a continental plate
Focus The point underground where faulting occurs
Fold Mountain 2 plates collide into each other and force layers of rock to fold
Fossil Physical remains of a living animal or plant that lived long ago
Lithosphere A shell formed from earth's solid upper mantle and crust
Magma melted rock below the earth's surface
Mantle Thickest layer of earth's structure
Plate Tectonics A theory that earth's plates are slowly moving across its surface
Seismic Waves Waves of energy sent through earth's crust when earth's plates move suddenly
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