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crust
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outermost layer of Earth- what we walk on
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inner core
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solid inside of the Earth made of iron and nickel
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metamorphic rocks
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changed by heat and pressure- slate/marble
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igneous rocks
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rocks formed when molten rock, called magma, cools and hardens - pumice
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sedimentary rocks
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layers of sediment pressed together, coal
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erosion
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wearing away and removal of land by water, wind or ice
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weathering
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physical and chemical decomposing of solid rock materials at or near the Earth's surface
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mantle
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region of interior crust that lies between the crust and outer core
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