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Match each of the following terms to its definition:

Core Earthquake Fault Foot wall

Crust Epicenter Divergent boundary Fault-blockmountain

1. __________ - the dense innermost layer of the Earth composed ofnickel and iron

2. __________ - the thin outermost layer of the Earth composed ofoceanic and continental crust

3. __________ - a boundary where two tectonic plates move awayfrom each other

4. __________ - a sudden shift in the Earth's crust that causes theground to shake and vibrate violently; most often occurs near faultswhen energy is released from breaking crustal rock and travelsthrough the Earth in seismic waves

5. __________ - the point on the surface of the Earth directly abovethe focus of an earthquake

6. __________ - a surface or plane on which rock breaks; largebreaks or cracks in the Earth's crust

7. __________ - a mountain formed when the rock between twonormal faults is pushed upward due to stretching

8. __________ - a block of rock below a fault

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Match each of the following terms to its definition:

Core Earthquake Fault Foot wall

Crust Epicenter Divergent boundary Fault-blockmountain

1. Core - the dense innermost layer of the Earth composed of nickeland iron

2. Crust - the thin outermost layer of the Earth composed of oceanicand continental crust

3. Divergent boundary - a boundary where two tectonic platesmove away from each other

4. Earthquake - a sudden shift in the Earth's crust that causes theground to shake and vibrate violently; most often occurs near faultswhen energy is released from breaking crustal rock and travelsthrough the Earth in seismic waves

5. Epicenter - the point on the surface of the Earth directly above thefocus of an earthquake

6. Fault - a surface or plane on which rock breaks; large breaks orcracks in the Earth's crust

7. Fault-block mountain - a mountain formed when the rockbetween two normal faults is pushed upward due to stretching

8. Foot wall - a block of rock below a fault

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