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Terms for 2.2 Test
Term | Definition |
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Mantle | The thick layer around Earth's core |
Crust | The thin rocky layer on Earth's surface |
Magma | Soft, nearly molten rock |
Rotation | A complete turn |
Orbit | The path one body makes as it circles around another |
Plate | Huge blocks of Earth's crust |
Atmosphere | A layer of gases |
Ring of Fire | A string of volcano and earthquake belts around the rim of the Pacific Ocean |
Weathering | A process that breaks rocks down into small pieces |
Core | The sphere of very hot metal at the center of Earth |
Revolution | Circular motion |
Axis | An imaginary line through Earth between the North and South poles, around which Earth turns |
Landforms | Shapes and types of land |