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Geology: Chapter 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Seismic Wave (Noun) | a surge of energy traveling out from an earthquake's source through the Earth |
| Pressure (Noun) | the weight or force produced when something presses or pushes against something else |
| Basalt (Noun) | heavy, dense rock formed from cooled, hardened lava |
| Magma (Noun) | melted rock in Earth's mantle |
| Lava (Noun) | red-hot melted rock that has erupted above Earth's crust from deep underground |
| Basin (Noun) | a large area in the Earth that is lower than the area around it |
| Ocean Trench (Noun) | a narrow, extremely deep valley formed when the seafloor dips down as one tectonic plate slides under another |
| Theory (Noun) | an explanation for why something happens based on evidence |
| Plate Tectonics (Noun) | a theory that Earth's crust and the solid top part of the mantle are broken up into sections that fit together but move against each other |
| Exert (Verb) | to cause a force to be felt or have an effect |