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Center of the earth, believed to be liquid
Core
What is an earthquake?
Seismic waves that cause destruction of the earth’s crust
What is the International Date Line?
180 degrees longitude
What is the outmost part of the earth?
Hint - we walk on it
Crust
What is the process in which wind, water, and ice remove rock and break it into small pieces and displace them?
Weathering
What is the Milky Way
Our galaxy, it includes the sun, planets, and stars.
What is revolution?
One complete orbit of the Earth around the sun.
What is melted rock in the interior of the Earth?
Magma
What is wearing away at the earth’s surface?
Erosion
What is a plateau?
Large, mostly flat area that rises above the surrounding area.
What is the term for tilting of the earth towards or away from the sun?
Solstice
What is a time zone?
World division of time, an hour apart
What is the process of dropping eroded material called?
Deposition
What is the process involving the movement of huge blocks of Earth below the surface?
Plate Techtonics
What is a volcano?
Structure created when forced move oceanic crust beneath continental crust with the explosion of lava or gas.
What do you call seams between the plates?
Faults
