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| a break in rock along which rocks have moved |
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| the outer layer of the Earth |
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| a thick layer of rock between the crust and the core of the Earth |
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| the actual age of an object |
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| a downward fold of rock layers |
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| the remains or traces of a living thing from the past, preserved in rock |
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| a fossil used to determine the relative age of rock |
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| something used or made to represent an object or an idea |
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| a upward fold of rock layers |
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| the wearing away and removing of rock and soil caused by such forces as wind and flowing water |
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| a bend in a layer of rock; forces within Earth can cause a fold to form rock layers |
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| the innermost layer of Earth, which consists of a molten outer part and a solid inner part |
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| the age of an object as compared to other objects |
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| a mountain called a ___________ can also form from folded rock layers. |
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| ________ are jagged and rough. |
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| imprint, cast, and mold are types of ______. |
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| _______ occur when there is movement along a fault |
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| _________ can be bent or folded; folding often forms mountains |
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Forces within Earth's crust produce __________.
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| Bends in a rock is also called _________. |
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| inner core, outer core, mantle, crust |
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| ________ can include imprints of animal skeletons pressed into rock. |
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| The order of layers of rock shows the __________ of the layers. |
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| The remains of a living thing that lived only at a certain time in the past makes a good _________ fossil. |
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