Unit 3 List 1 Vocab

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Rigid outer part of the earth, including crust and upper mantle:

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Lithosphere

Front

Point on Earth's surface above earthquake focus:

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Epicenter

Front

Instrument measuring earthquakes:

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Seismograph

Front

Sediment laid down by wind, water, sea, or ice:

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Deposition

Front

Hypo-center is the point within the earth where an earthquake rupture starts.

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Focus

Front

Thin part of Earth's crust under oceans, geologically young, consists of basaltic rock and sediments.

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Oceanic Crust

Front

Upper layer of Earth's mantle below lithosphere with low resistance to flow and convection:

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Asthenosphere

Front

Hardening and welding of clastic sediments by mineral precipitation in pore spaces; last stage in sedimentary rock formation.

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Cementation

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Settling or being deposited as sediment:

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Sedimentation

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Longitudinal waves transmitted by solids and liquids in Earth's interior:

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Primary Wave (P-Wave)