Everything in this flashcard set.
- CRUST
- Hard outer layer of the Earth or of bread
- MANTLE
- United States baseball player
- CORE
- The central part of the Earth
- SOLID
- State of matter with a fixed shape
- EARTHQUAKE
- A sudden shaking of the ground caused by movement within the Earth.
- FAULT
- A crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
- FOCUS
- To pay close attention to one thing
- SEISMOGRAPH
- A measuring instrument for detecting and measuring the intensity and direction and duration
- VOLCANO
- Mountain that erupts with lava
- MAGMA
- Molten rock in the earth's crust
- LAVA
- Rock that in its molten form issues from volcanos
- VENT
- A hole for the escape of gas or air
- CRATER
- A bowl-shaped geological formation at the top of a volcano
- CINDERS
- A fragment of incombustible matter left after a wood or coal or charcoal fire (plural)
- IRON
- Strong metal used to make tools and nails
- NICKEL
- A hard malleable ductile silvery metallic element that is resistant to corrosion
- LIQUID
- State of matter that flows like water
- PLATES
- Dish on which food is served or from which food is eaten (plural)
- CONTINENTS
- One of the large landmasses of the earth (plural)
- SHIELD
- A protective covering or structure