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Inside Earth 1-1

Ch. 1 Section 1 Earths Interior

TermDefinition
Geoligist A scientist who studies the forces that make and shape planet earth
Rock The material that comes from Earth's hard surface.
Geology The study of planet Earth.
Constructive Force Shape Earth's surface by building up mountains and land masses.
destructive forces Destroys and wears away landmasses through a process like erosion and weathering.
continent one of Earth's seven large land area's.
seismic wave a ground vibration produced by an earthquake.
pressure the force pushing on a surface or area.
crust The outermost layer of solid rock that includes both dry land and the ocean floor. The thinnest layer of the Earth.
basalt A dark, dense, igneous rock, found in oceanic crust.
granite the most abundant rock in the continental crust.
mantle The thick layer of hot rock between Earth's crust and core that convection currents.
Lithosphere The crust and upper mantle of the Earth that is solid and rigid.
asthenosphere the soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats.
outer core a layer of molten (melted) metal, mainly nickel and iron, that surronds Earth's inner core.
inner core A solid shpere of iron and nickel at the center of the Earth
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