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Unit C, Ch. 1 L. 2
What causes mountains, volcanoes, and earthquakes?
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| crust | the thin, outer layer of Earth |
| mantle | the layer of rock beneath Earth’s crust |
| core | the center of the Earth |
| plate | a rigid block of crust and upper mantle rock |
| magma | molten rock from earth’s mantle |
| volcano | a mountain formed by lava and ash |
| earthquake | a shaking of the ground caused by the sudden release of energy in Earth’s crust |
| fault | a break or place where pieces of Earth’s crust move |