Vocabulary: (Underlined words are links to activities, movies, or definitions.)

1. earthquake - The vibration of the Earth's surface caused by volcanic activity or underground movement from a fault plane.

2. fault - Cracks in the Earth's crust caused by motion within the crust.

3. seismic wave - Vibration generated on Earth by an earthquakes, explosion, or similar phenomenon.

4. crust - The outer layer of the Earth.

5. mantle - The rocky layer of the Earth between the crust and the core.

6. outer core - The layer of the Earth that surrounds the inner core.

7. inner core - The hot and solid center of Earth.

8. mineral - Natural Earth material and/or ingredients create minerals.

9. igneous rock - Formed from cooled magma on the Earth's surface.

10. sedimentary rock - Rocks that are formed by a mix of materials on the Earth's surface.

11. relative age - The process of using rock layers to figure out the age of another layer that surrounds it.

12. metamorphic rock - Are rocks that have changed from one type of rock into another type caused by pressure or heat.

13. rock cycle - An illustration that is used to explain how the three rock types are related to each other and how Earth processes change a rock from one type to another.

14. imprint - To produce a mark or a pattern on a surface by the use of pressure.

15. mold cast - The exact imprint of an organism is the mold and the exact stone replica of an organism is the cast.

16. amber - Fossilized tree resin.

Helpful Links

1. Make Your Own Quake

2. Earthquake for Kids

3. Earthquake Information and Animations

4. Earth Diagram Unlabeled

5. Ideas for Making your Own 3D Earth Model

6. Minerology for Kids

7. Rocks for Kids

8. Types of Rocks

9. Rock Hound - Site with animations and information.

10. This Planet Really Rocks - Great Resource

11. Geo Mysteries

12. Interactives Rock Cycle

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