Earth Composition Vocab Review

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Layer of the earth known as lithosphere

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crust

Front

Convection occurs in which earth layer?

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mantle

Front

Hottest part of Earth, made of nickel and iron

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core

Front

Rock formed by cooling and solidifying of magma

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Igneous

Front

Formed from another rock type through heat and pressure

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Metamorphic

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Formed by sediment deposition from water, ice, or wind that hardens into rock.

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Sedimentary

Front

Branch of geology dealing with Earth's crust rocks

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Plate Tectonics

Front

Large sections of the lithosphere capable of movement

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Tectonic Plates

Front

Hot molten rock on Earth's surface

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lava

Front

Hot molten rock below Earth's surface

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magma