Earth Composition Vocab Test

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Liquid metal layer surrounding the inner core.

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outer core

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Top layer of Earth, thin cool rock.

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crust

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Earth's thickest layer between the outer core and crust, made of magma.

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mantle

Front

Hot solid metal ball at Earth's center.

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inner core

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A natural solid with a definite chemical makeup and crystal structure.

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minerals

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Rock formed by heat or pressure changing existing rock's structure, texture, or minerals.

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metamorphic

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Natural processes that form, change, and re-form rocks.

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rock cycle

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Rock formed from cooling molten rock.

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Igneous

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Rock formed from older rocks and loose materials pressed or cemented together.

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Sedimentary

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Circulation pattern where material heats, rises, cools, and sinks in a loop.

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Convection currents