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Apologia -- Exploring Creation With Physical Science - Module 6: Earth and the Lithosphere

Vocabulary from Module 6 of Apologia Educational Ministries' Exploring Creation with Physical Science (2nd Edition) by Dr. Jay Wile

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Earth's crustEarth's outermost layer of rock
SedimentSmall, solid fragments of rock and other materials that are carried and deposited by wind, water, or ice. Examples would be sand, mud, or gravel.
Sedimentary rockRock formed when chemical reactions cement sediments together, hardening them
Igneous rockRock that forms from molten rock
Metamorphic rockIgneous or sedimentary rock that has been changed into a new kind of rock as a result of great pressure and temperature
Plastic rockRock that behaves like something between a liquid and a solid
EarthquakeVibration of the earth that results either from volcanic activity or rock masses suddenly moving along a fault
FaultThe boundary between two sections of rock that can move relative to one another
FocusThe point where an earthquake begins
EpicenterThe point on the surface of the earth directly above an earthquake's focus



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