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Changing Earth's Surface

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the layer of gases that surround the Earth
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the central part of the Earth, below the mantle
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the thin rocky outer layer of Earth, above the mantle
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the process of dropping sediment by water or wind
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a sudden shaking of rock in the Earth's crust
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the point directly above the focus of an earthquake, on Earth’s surface
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the process in which rock is worn away and transported by water, wind or ice
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a break in Earth's crust along which rocks move
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the underground point where an earthquake starts
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a large mass of slow moving ice and snow
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all the water on Earth
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molten rock that reaches the Earth's surface
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the rigid outer layer of Earth made up of the crust and upper mantle
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molten rock beneath the Earth's surface
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the layer of rock between Earth's crust and core
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one of the large sections of crust and upper mantle that fit together and cover the Earth
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the theory that Earth's crust is made of moving plates
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a mountain through which lava flows to Earth’s surface
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the processes which break down rocks
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