Understanding Earth and Its Processes

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An idea you can test in an experiment

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Hypothesis

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A large, thick rock piece that moves

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Plate

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Process of breaking rocks by water and air

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Weathering

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Melted rock inside the Earth

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Magma

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Thick warm middle layer of Earth

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Mantle

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Events that repeat over and over

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Cycle

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Magma that reaches the surface

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Lava

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A smaller, less detailed copy of an object or system

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Model

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Cooler, outer part of Earth

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Crust

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Something that can change in an experiment

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Variable