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  • volcanic fragments called "little stones
    Lapilli
  • Before you were born, the_? served as your lungs, kidneys, and intestines.
    placenta
  • the point underground where an earthquake begins
    focus
  • the outer layer of the cell
    cell membrane
  • lava fragments that solidify almost immediately
    tephra
  • molten rock that has reached the earth's surface
    lava
  • Similar tissues make up?.
    organs
  • holes or cracks serving as escape vents for underground gases
    fumaroles
  • the basic unit of the human body
    cell
  • The belt of volcanoes that encircles the Pacific Ocean is the ?.
    Ring of Fire
  • The study of earthquakes is known as
    seismology
  • Groups of organs with similar functions make up?__
    systems
  • Similar cells make up __?
    tissues
  • a break that appears in the rock at the boundary between two moving masses of rock
    fault
  • the control center of the cell
    nucleus
  • monstrous ocean waves that may be caused by earthquakes
    tsunamis
  • The most famous scale used to measure earthquake strength is the ? scale.
    Richter
  • The strength of an earthquake is known as its?
    magnitude
  • little laborers in the cell that perform many chemical reactions and functions
    organelles
  • the thick fluid inside a cell
    cytoplasm
  • melted rock
    magma