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Upwellings are special ocean currents that are

vertical

Material that is about 180 million years old has been found in this layer of the crust

oceanic crust

An earthquake that was rated 3 on the Richter scale would be

An earthquake that was rated 3 on the Richter scale would be

ignored

This type of volcano has not erupted for a long time and may or may not erupt again

Dormant

This layer of the earth's crust is the thickest

continental crust

Allows precipitation to slowly pass through and form groundwater reserves

semipermeable

It separates the mantle and the crust

The Mohorovicic Discontinuity, generally referred to as the Moho, where seismic waves increase in velocity.

This layer of the crust is made of granite

continental crust

This instrument is used to measure the intensity of an earthquake.

Seismometer

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