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Earth structure
Question | Answer |
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erosion | the wearing away of soil and rock |
landform | features that have been sculpted by Earth's surface and resulting from forces within Earth |
density | amount of matter an object has per unit of volume |
lava | magma located at earths surface |
magma | molten or liquid, rock material |
mineral | inorganic solid that has crystal structure and definite chemical composition |
rock | natural solid mixture of particles |
rock cycle | the series of processes that change one rock into another |
sediment | rock that is broken down into smaller pieces or that is dissolved in water |
asthenosphere | the plastic but still mostly solid layer of the mantle |
core | dense metallic center of Earth |
lithosphere | brittle outer layer of earth formed by the crust and uppermost mantle |
mantle | thick middle layer below the crust |
uplift | any process that moves the surface of Earth to a higher elevation |