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Earth's Changing Crust
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| fault | A crack in the Earth's crust whose sides show evidence of motion. |
| Geologist | A scientist who studies rocks to tell how they are formes and to predict when an Earthquake may occur in the future. |
| magma | Hot molten rock deep below Earth's surface found inside of a volcano. |
| lava | magma that reaches Earth's surface and is located on the outside of the volcano. |
| erosion | the picking up and carrrying away of pieces. |
| weathering | breaking down rocks into smaller pieces. |
| deposition | the dropping off of eroded rocks and/or other natural materials. |
| metorite | a chunck of rock from space that strikes the surface of Earth or the moon. |