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Landforms Group 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The supercontinent that contained all of Earth's land 225 millions years ago. | Pangaea |
| The theory of how Earth's continents move over its surface | continental drift |
| Earth's hottest layer, the center layer of Earth | core |
| The outer layer of Earth made of solid rock | crust |
| The process of dropping, or depositing sediment in a new location. | deposition |
| A shaking of the ground caused by the sudden release of energy in Earth's crust. | earthquake |
| The process of moving sediment form one place to another. | erosion |
| A place where pieces of Earth's crust move | fault |
| The remains or traces of past life found in Earth's crust. | fossils |
| A physical feature of Earth's surface. | landform |
| Hot, soft rock from Earth's lower mantle. | magma |
| The layer of rock beneath Earth's crust. | mantle |
| The downhill movement of rock and soil because of gravity. | mass movement |
| A rigid block of crust and upper mantle. | plate |
| An opening in Earth's crust through which lava flows. | volcano |
| The process of breaking rock into soil, sand, or other tiny pieces. | weathering |