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| a vibration that travels through earth carrying the energy released during an earthquake. |
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| The amount of forcepushing on a surface or area. |
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| A layer of rockthat forms earth's outer surface. |
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| The layer of hot,solid material between earth's crust and core. |
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| A rigid layer made up of the uppermost part of the mantle and the crust. |
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| The soft layer of th mantle on which the lithosphere floats. |
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| A layer of molten iron and nickel that surrounds the inner core of earth. |
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| A dense sphere of solid iron and nickel in the center of earth. |
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