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| A VIBRATION THAT TRAVELS THROUGH EARTH CARRYING THE ENERGY RELEASED DURING AN EARTHQUAKE. |
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| the force pushing on a surface or area. |
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| the layer of rock that forms Earth's outer surface. |
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| layer of HOT Solid material located between the Earth's crust and core. |
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| The soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats. |
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| this rigid layer is the upper part of the mantle and the crust |
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| layer of molten iron and nickel(metal) that surrounds the inner core – thick liquid |
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| dense ball of solid iron and nickel(metal) – not a liquid. |
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| Earth's dense center, made up of the solid inner layer and the molten outer layer. |
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| The movement of energy from a warmer object to a cooler object. |
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| transfer of energy through empty space. |
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| heat transfer by direct contact of particles of matter. |
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| the transfer of heat by movements of a fluid. |
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| the measure of how much mass there is in a volume of a substance. |
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| the flow that transfers heat within a fluid. |
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