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21 Cards in this Set
- Front
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TOPOGRAPHY
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The shape of landforms in an area
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VOLCANO
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A mountain that forms as lava flows through a crack onto Earth's Surface
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EARTHQUAKE
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The shaking of Earth's surface
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DEPOSITION
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WHEN RIVERS DROP BITS OF ROCK AND SOIL ALONG THE WAY
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GLACIER
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A LARGE MOVING MASS OF ICE
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FOSSIL
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THE REMAINS OR TRACES OF AN ORGANISM THAT LIVE LONG AGO
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FOSSIL RECORD
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INFORMATION ABOUT EARTH'S HISTORY CONTAINED IN FOSSILS
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LANDFORM
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A NATURAL FEATURE ON EARTH'S SURFACE
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MOUNTAIN
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AN AREA THAT IS HIGHER THAN THE LAND AROUND IT
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MOUNTAINS AND HILLS - DIFFERENT AND SIMILAR
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THEY ARE HIGHER THAN THE LAND AROUND IT
SIMILAR: HIGHER THAN THE LAND AROUND IT DIFFERENT: MOUNTAINS ARE HIGHER THAN HILLS |
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VALLEYS AND CANYONS - DIFFERENT AND SIMILAR
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THEY ARE LOWLANDS WITH HIGHER LAND AROUND IT
SIMILAR: LOWLANDS DIFFERENT: CANYONS HAVE STEEP WALLS |
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PLAINS AND PLATEAUS - DIFFERENT AND SIMILAR
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THEY ARE BOTH LARGE FLAT LANDS
SIMILAR: LARGE AND FLAT DIFFERENT: PLATEAUS ARE HIGHER THAN THE LAND AROUND IT BUT FLAT ON TOP |
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DELTAS AND DUNES - DIFFERENT AND SIMILAR
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THEY ARE FORMED BY THE MOVEMENT OF SAND AND SEDIMENT
SIMILAR: FORMED BY MOVEMENT OF SAND AND SEDIMENT DIFFERENT: DELTAS FORM AT THE END OF RIVERS |
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ISLAND TYPES -
VOLCANIC BARRIER CORAL |
VOLCANIC ISLANDS: formed when volcanoes deep in the ocean rise above the water's surface.
BARRIER ISLANDS: formed by waves depositing sand on the shallow ocean bottom CORAL ISLANDS: large collections of coral atop rock (usually volcanic) in the ocean. |
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VOLCANIC TYPES:
COMPOSITE CINDER CONE SHIELD |
COMPOSITE - HAS A CRATER IN CENTER FORMED FROM SEVERAL ERUPTIONS
CINDER CONE - MOST COMMON AND SHAPED LIKE A CONE SHIELD - HUGE VOLCANOES SHAPED BY THIN LAVA |
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CRUST
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1. THE FIRST LAYER IN THE EARTH'S SURFACE
2. CONTAINS/MADE UP OF CONTINENTS AND THE OCEAN |
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MANTLE
AREA BETWEEN THE CRUST AND THE OUTER CORE |
1. IS THE 2ND LAYER OF THE EARTH'S SURFACE
2. CONTAINS THE UPPER AND LOWER MANTLE 3. IT IS SO HOT THAT ROCKS CAN FLOW |
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OUTER CORE
EARTH'S LIQUID LAYER |
1. IT IS LIQUID
2. IS MADE UP MOSTLY OF IRON AND NICKEL |
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INNER CORE
THE HOTTEST PART OF THE EARTH |
1. ALMOST AS HOT AS THE SUN
2. CONTIAINS/MADE UP OF NICKEL IRON ALLOY |
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FAST PROCESSES THAT CHANGE THE EARTH'S SHAPE
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1. VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS
2. TSUNAMIS 3. TORNADOS 4. FLOODS 5. EARTHQUAKES 6. LANDSLIDES |
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SLOW PROCESSES THAT CHANGE THE SHAPE OF THE EARTH
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1. DEPOSITION
2. ROCK CYCLE 3. EROSION 4. WEATHERING 5. GLACIER 6. WIND |
