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Phi Science
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Sediment | Small,solid fragments of rock and other materials that are carried and deposited by wind water,or ice |
| Sedimentary rock | rock formed when chemical reactions cement sediments together,hardening them |
| Metamorphic rock | Igneous or sedimentary rock that has been changed into a new kind of rock as a result of great pressure and temperature |
| plastic rock | rock that behaves like something between a liquid and a solid |
| Earthquake | vibration of the earth that results either from volcanic activity or rock masses suddenly moving along a fault |
| Fault | the boundary between two sections of rock that can move relative to one another |
| Focus | the point where an earthquake begins |
| Epiccenter | the point on the surface of the earth directly above an earthquake's focus |