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Intro to Geology Vocab 1-9
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Geology
6th Grade
12/05/2011

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Term
GEOLOGY
Definition
the study of what makes up the earth
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CRUST
Definition
Outermost layer of the earth above the core
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MANTLE
Definition
A layer of earth under the crust and above the core
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OUTER CORE
Definition
A layer of molten (hot liquid) iron and nickel that surrounds the inner core.
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MOLTEN
Definition
A hot liquid
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LITHOSPHERE
Definition
Earth's crust and upper part of the mantle
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HYDROSPHERE
Definition
Thin layer of water that make up the majority of the lithosphere . This includes oceans,lakes,rivers,streams etc.....
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ATMOSPHERE
Definition
Thin layer of air that surrounds the entire planet earth
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