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Science Test Practice 1: Earth's Layers, Earthquakes, and Volcanos

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LandformA natural landshape or feature
CanyonGorge between cliffs of rock
WeatheringThe process of rock breaking apart
ErosionThe process of moving weathered rocks from one place to another
SedimentThe small pieces of rock such as sand and silt, that can be carried by slow-moving water
GlacierHuge sheets of ice
DepositionThe dropping of weathered rock by wind and moving water
SeismographSomething used to predict if an earthquake is likely to occur
FaultA break in Earth's crust where rock on one side can move in relation to rock on the other side
MagmaThe liquid rock below Earth's crust
MagnitudeThe amount of energy an earthquake releases
EpicenterThe point on Earth's surface directly above an earthquake's focus
LavaThe molten rock that erupts from a volcano
VolcanoAn opening that allows magma to reach Earth's surface
EarthquakeA sudden release of energy and shaking of the ground
FocusThe point inside the Earth where an earthquake begins
Inner CoreMade of molten liquid metal
CrustRocky, made of many minerals, thinnest under the oceans, thickest under mountains, 1% of Earth's mass
Outer CoreMade of solid iron and nickel
MantleFound below the crust and is the Earth's thickest layer, contains some liquid rock but mostly solid
Composite VolcanoHas alternating kinds of explosions
Cinder Cone VolcanoHas explosive eruptions
Shield VolcanoHas non-explosive lava flows



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