| A | B |
| fault | a crack in the crust whose sides show eveidence of motion |
| geologist | a scientist who studies Earth |
| magma | hot, molten rock deep below Earth's surface |
| lava | magma that reaches Earth's surface |
| weathering | the breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces |
| erosion | the picking up and carrying away of pieces of rock |
| deposition | the dropping off of bits of eroded rock |
| meteorite | a chunk of rock from space that strikes a surface, such as Earth |