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seismic waves | Vibrations that travel through Earth carrying the energy released during an earthquake. |
pressure | The force pushing on a surface divided by the area of that surface. |
crust | The layer of rock that form's Earth's outer surface. |
basalt | A dark, dense, igneous rock with a fine texture, found in oceanic crust. |
granite | A usually light-colored igneous rock that is found in continental crust. |
mantle | The layer of hot, solid material between Earth's crust and core. |
lithosphere | A rigid layer made up of the uppermost part of the mantle and the crust. |
asthenosphere | The soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats. |
outer core | A layer of molten iron and nickel that surrounds the inner core of the Earth. |
inner core | A dense sphere of solid iron and nickel at the center of Earth. |