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Chapter 9 - 11 Vocabulary Activity

There are twenty (20) vocabulary words. You are expected to know all of them.

AB
crust, thin outermost layer of the earth,
inner coresolid innermost layer of the earth
outer corehot, liquid layer surrounding the inner core
Mohothe boundary between the crust and the mantle
plasticitythe ability of rock to flow like a liquid
seismic waveshock waves produced from earthquakes
faulta break or crack along which rocks move
folda bend in a rock
dome"earth pimple"
magmahot molten rock beneath the earth's surface
anticlinean upward fold in a rock
synclinea downward fold in a rock
blind faulta fault that does not reach the surface
epicenterthe point on earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
focusunderground point of origin of an earthquake
earthquakethe shaking and trembling resulting from sudden movement of earth's surface
lavamolten rock that has reached eart's surface
stressforces within the earth that cause deformations in the rocks of the crust
tsunamia large ocean wave caused by an earthquake
lithosphererefers to the protion of earth covered by rock


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