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| geologist | A scientist who studies the forces that make and shape planet Earth
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| Geology | The study of earth's history as revealed in the rocks that make up the earth
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| constructive force | A force that shapes Earth's surface by building up mountains and land masses
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| Destructive force | Destroys and wears away land masses through a process like erosion and weathering
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| seismic wave | a ground vibration produced by an earthquake. The closer to the epicenter, the stronger these waves are felt.
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| heat transfer | the movement of energy from a warmer object to a cooler object.
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| conduction | Heat transport by direct contact of energy from one particle to another, without moving the particle to a new location.
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| radiation | Heat transport through empty space
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| convection | Heat transport by a heated fluid caused by a difference in temperature and density.
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| convection current | Heat movement in a fluid material.
Responsible for the movement of the Earth's Plates.
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| desity | The amount of mass in a given space.
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| inner core | A solid sphere of iron and nickel at the center of the earth.
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| outer core | a layer of molten metal, mainly nickel and iron, that surrounds Earth’s inner core.
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| asthenosphere | The soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats.
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| Lithosphere | The crust and upper mantle of the Earth that is solid and rigid.
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| mantle | The thick layer of hot, solid material between Earth's crust and core that has convection currents
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| granite | the most abundant rock in the continental crust.
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| basalt | A dark, dense, igneous rock with a fine texture, found in oceanic crust.
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| crust | The outermost layer of solid rock that includes both dry land and the ocean floor. The thinnest layer of the Earth.
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| pressure | the force being exerted on some part of Earth's structure due to gravity or the movement of its layers.
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| rock | a naturally occurring solid composed of minerals, rock fragments, and sometimes other material such as organic matter
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| continent | one of Earth's seven large land areas
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