Unit 3 vocab. Addison
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| Seismic Waves | a wave of energy that is generated by an earthquake or other earth vibration and that travels within the earth or along its surface.
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| Pressure | the exertion of force upon a surface by an object, fluid, etc., in contact with it:
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| Crust | the outer layer of the earth, about 22 miles (35 km) deep under the continents
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| Basalt | the dark, dense igneous rock of a lava flow or minor intrusion, composed essentially of labradorite and pyroxene and often displaying a columnar structure.
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| Granite | a coarse-grained igneous rock composed chiefly of orthoclase and albite feldspars and of quartz, usually with lesser amounts of one or more other minerals, as mica, hornblende, or augite
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| Mantle | the portion of the earth, about 1800 miles(2900 km) thick, between the crust and the core.
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| Lithosphere | the crust and upper mantle of the earth
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| Asthenosphere | the region below the lithosphere, variously estimated as being from fifty to several hundred miles (eighty-five to several hundred kilometers) thick
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| Outer Core | The core that has molten rock as its comosition and is the third closet to the surface.
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| Inner Core | The final layer in the earth. It contains extreme heat and pressure. Its compisition is Iron and Nickel.
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