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EARTHQUAKE | Caused by movement in the Earth's crust |
PLATE | A section of the Earth's crust and upper mantle |
FAULT | Where most earthquakes occur; also called a CRACK in the Earth's crust. |
EPICENTER | Where the greatest damage of an earthquake happens. |
VOLCANO | A mountain formed when melted rock flows through a crack onto the Earth's surface. |
MAGMA | Melted rock that is beneath the Earth's surface |
LAVA | Melted rock that flows from a volcano onto the Earth's surface. |
LANDFORMS | A mountain, a hill, and a plain are all examples of this. |
EROSION | Ocean waves wash sand away from a beach. The beach gets smaller. (An example of ?) |
JETTY | A wall-like structure that sticks out into the ocean. |
SAND DUNE | Made and shaped by the wind. |
WEATHERING | The process of breaking down rocks. |
DELTA | New land formed when a river deposits soil at its mouth. |