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Earth's Layers
Volcanoes
Earthquakes & More
Weathering & Erosion
100
solid rock that makes up the Earth's outermost layer
What is the crust?
100
melted rock inside the Earth
What is magma?
100
a device that detects and records earthquakes
What is a seismograph?
100
the slow process that breaks rocks down into smaller pieces
What is weathering?
200
the layer just below the Earth's crust
What is the mantle?
200
A volcano that has not erupted for many years is called this.
What is dormant?
200
a long narrow crack in the Earth's crust
What is a fault?
200
the wearing away and moving of materials by water, wind, and ice
What is erosion?
300
This layer is the hottest part of the Earth, located at Earth's center.
What is the inner core?
300
This is molten, liquid rock that has erupted from a volcano.
What is lava?
300
the scale that measures the strength of an earthquake
What is the Richter Scale?
300
the roots of these living things can help prevent erosion
What are plants?
400
This layer of Earth is found below the mantle.
What is the outer core?
400
A mountain that builds up around an opening of the Earth's crust.
What is a volcano?
400
an earthquake that occurs on the ocean's floor can cause this type of enormous wave
What is a tsunami?
400
ice freezing in the cracks of a rock and expanding it
What is weathering?
500
large section of the Earth's crust that moves
What are Earth's plates?