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Seismic Waves
Vibrations that travel through the Earth carrying the energy released during earthquakes
Pressure
The force exerted on a surface divided by the total area over which the force is exerted
Crust
the layer that is the outer skin of the earth. The crust is a layer of solid rock that includes both dry land and the ocean Layer
Basalt
is a dark rock rock with fine texture and is beneath the ocean
Granite
is a rock that is usually is a light color and has a coarse texture and usually on the continental part of the earth
Mantle
the layer of hot solid material between the core and the crust
Lithosphere
A rigid layer made up the upper most part of the mantle and the crust
asthenosphere
The soft layer of the mantle on the lithosphere floats
Outer core
A layer if molten iron and nickel that surrounds the inner core of the earth
Inner Core
A dense sphere of solid iron and nickel at the center of the earth
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196141
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layers of the earth
Updated
2013-01-29T01:07:39Z
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