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seismic waves
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vibrations that travel through earth carrying the energy released during an earthquake
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pressure
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the force exerted on a surface divided by the total area over which the force is exerted
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crust
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the layer of rock that forms the Earth's outer surface
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bosalt
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a dark, dense, igneous rock with a fine texture found in oceanic crust
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granite
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a usually light-colored igneous rock that is found in continental crust
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mantle
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the layer of hot, solid material between Earth's crust and core
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lithosphere
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a rigid layer made up of the mantle and the crust
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asthenosphere
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the sort layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats
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outer core
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a layer of molten iron and nickel that surrounds the inner core
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inner core
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a dense sphere of solid and nickel at the center of the Earth
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radiation
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the direct transfer of energy through space by electromagnetic wave
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conduction
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the direct transfer of thermal energy from one substance to another substance that it is touching
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convection
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the transfer of thermal energy by the movement of a fluid
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density
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the amount of mass of a substance in a given volume; mas per unit volume
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convection current
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the movement of a fluid, caused by differences in temperature,that transfers heat from one of the fluid to another
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