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mass movement
the downhill movement
of rock and soil
because of gravity
magma
molten rock inside
the earth’s surface
(lava is molten rock OUTSIDE the
earth’s surface)
core
earth’s hottest layer;
the center layer
of the earth
weathering
the process of
breaking rock into soil,
sand, or other tiny pieces called sediment
earthquake
a shaking of the
ground caused by a
sudden release of
earth’s energy
mantle
the layer
beneath the crust
filled with molten rock
deposition
the process of
dropping or depositing
sediment in a new location
continental drift
the theory of how
Earth’s continents move
over it’s surface
erosion
the process of
moving sediment
from one place to
another
Pangea
According to theory, this
was the “supercontinent”
that contained all of
Earth’s land about 225
million years ago
plate
a rigid block of crust
fossils
The remains or traces
and upper mantle
of past life
found in the Earth’s crust
crust
The outer layer of
earth made of rock,
we stand on this
landform
a physical feature
of
the Earth’s surface
fault
a place where pieces
of Earth’s crust move,
often earthquakes
occur here
volcano
an opening in
Earth’s crust
through which lava flows