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| The soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats |
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| vibrations that travel through Earth carrying the energy released during an earthquake |
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| the layer of rock that form Earth's outer surface |
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| the force exerted on a surface on a surface divided by the area over which the force is exerted |
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| a dark, dense, igneous rock with a fine texture, found in oceanic crust |
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| a usually light colored igneous rock that is found in continental crust |
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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 crust |
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| a layer if molten iron and nickel that surrounds the inner core of Earth |
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| a dense sphere of solid iron and nickel at the center of Earth |
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