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Science
chapter 5
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| continental shelf | the underwater area of continent (land covered by the sea) |
| plateau | a high landform with a flat top |
| continental slope | the area when the edge of a continent falls steeply to the ocean floor |
| inner core | a sphere of solid material at the center of the earth |
| crust | rock that makes up the moons and earth's outermost layers |
| mantle | the layer of rock below earth's crust |
| outer core | the liquid layer below earth's mantle |
| drainage basin | a region of land with water that runs into a river |
| seismic wave | a vibration caused by an earthquake |
| volcano | a mountain that builds up around an opening in earth's crust |
| earthquake | a sudden shaking of the rock that make up Earth's crust |
| seismograph | an instrument that detects and records earthquakes; shows seismic waves or jagged lines along a graph |
| mountain | a tall landform that rises to a peak |
| fold | a bend in layers of rock |
| fault | a crack in earth's crust along which movement has taken place |
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