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Mr. Hayman's Science 6 Ch. 6 Changes to Earth's Surface Voc.
Changes to Earth's Surface Vocabulary
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6th Grade
12/03/2013

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Term
Core
Definition
The layer of Earth that extend from the bottom of the mantle to Earth's center.
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Crust
Definition
The thin outer skin of Earth
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Erosion
Definition
The removal and transportation of weathered material
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Fault
Definition
A break in Earth's crust where rocks slide past each other.
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Focus
Definition
The point inside Earth where an earthquake begins
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Glacier
Definition
A huge sheet of ice that stays frozen all year.
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Mantle
Definition
The layer of Earth under the crust
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Rift
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A deep valley in mid-ocean formed where two plates move apart.
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