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Ch. 1 Section 1 Earths Interior

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Geoligist   A scientist who studies the forces that make and shape planet earth  
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Rock   The material that comes from Earth's hard surface.  
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Geology   The study of planet Earth.  
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Constructive Force   Shape Earth's surface by building up mountains and land masses.  
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destructive forces   Destroys and wears away landmasses through a process like erosion and weathering.  
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continent   one of Earth's seven large land area's.  
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seismic wave   a ground vibration produced by an earthquake.  
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pressure   the force pushing on a surface or area.  
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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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basalt   A dark, dense, igneous rock, found in oceanic crust.  
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granite   the most abundant rock in the continental crust.  
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mantle   The thick layer of hot rock between Earth's crust and core that convection currents.  
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Lithosphere   The crust and upper mantle of the Earth that is solid and rigid.  
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asthenosphere   the soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats.  
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outer core   a layer of molten (melted) metal, mainly nickel and iron, that surronds Earth's inner core.  
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inner core   A solid shpere of iron and nickel at the center of the Earth  
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