Earth Science and Writing Concepts

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Geosphere

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All of the rock at and below Earth's surface.

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Thesis

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A sentence that explains your main idea or argument in an essay.

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Crust

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The layer of rock that forms Earth's outer surface.

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Analyze

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To break something down and look closely at its parts to understand it better.

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Mantle

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The layer of hot rock between the crust and core.

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Context

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The background information that helps you understand something better.

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Outer Core

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The hot, liquid layer of the Earth's core that lies beneath the mantle and surrounds the inner core.

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Identify

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To find or point out something.

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Inner Core

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A dense sphere of solid iron and nickel at the center of Earth.

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Summary

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The main points or important details of a longer text made shorter.