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19 Cards in this Set
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what are the 4 mntn. building processes
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1)volcanic-conv. boundaries
(cont.-cont. or oceanic-oceanic) |
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what are the 4 mntn. building processes
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1)volcanic- conv.boundary
(cont.-cont. or oceanic-oceanic) 2)fault block mntn.-tension (normal fault) 3)folded mntn.- conv. boundary (cont.-cont.) anticline/ syncline= thrust fault 4)plutonic mntn.- *direct virtical force= magma pushes up and solidifies= when eroded= batholith |
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what are the 3 eq zones?
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-the ring of fire
-the mid-Atlantic ridge -mediterranean-Asian Belt |
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what are the 3 volcano zones?
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-Ring of fire
-mid-Atlantic ridge -hot spots(Hawaii) |
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what is a scarp?
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a steep cliff formed when HW&FW move/ uplift
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what is a fissure?
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a long crack in the earth
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what is creep
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constant, but slow movement
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what is a slide?
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rapid downslope movement
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what is potential energy?
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stored energy
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what is kinetic energy?
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released energy (e.g.)released potential energy
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how is life formed on a volcanic island?
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hot lava->cools->weathering/ erosion breaks cooled lava into VERY fertile soil->plants->birds
OR hot lava->cools in h2o->fertile-> sea plants(coral reef)->fish-> predators |
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the limit to how much stress something can absorb w/out breaking is called
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its elastic limit
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longitudinal waves are _____ waves and transverse waves are _____ waves
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p waves
s waves |
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the ________________ scale is based on the amount of shaking caused by and eq
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Richter Magnitude
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the most active eq zone is _____________
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the ring of fire
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what does the mercalli intensity scale tell a person abt. an eq
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the amnt. of damage and ground motion
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what are the rocks above the faultplane?
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the hanging wall
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true or false:
a syncling is a fold w/ an upward bulge |
false/anticline
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true or false:
a fracture is a break in the rock that has no movement |
true
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