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thermal energy
heat energy produced from a rise in temperature and faster moving molecules
formed when layers of sediment are pressed together; found where water exists or once existed; sometimes contain fossils
sedimentary rock
solid material that settles at the bottom of a liquid, especially earth and pieces of rock that have been carried along and then left somewhere by water, ice, or wind
sediment
plate tectonics
a theory that the Earth's crust in broken into distinct moving plates, or pieces
the layer of the Earth made of liquid iron and nickel located just below the mantle
outer core
mountains found on the ocean floor where plates of the Earth are moving apart
mid-ocean ridges
hard matter formed by extreme heat and pressure deep within the Earth
metamorphic rock
mantle
the middle layer of the Earth; made of melted rock that flows like thick, lumpy gravy
inner core
the center region of the Earth made of solid iron and nickel
formed when hot, melted materials (magma) cool and harden; found where volcanoes exist or once existed
igneous rock
igneous rock
formed when hot, melted materials (magma) cool and harden; found where volcanoes exist or once existed
the carrying away of sediments caused by wind, ice, and water
erosion
erosion
the carrying away of sediments caused by wind, ice, and water
plates move apart from each other
divergent
divergent
plates move apart from each other
process in which wind, water, and gravity leave eroded sediments in new locations
deposition
