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10 Cards in this Set
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Constructive Force |
A type of force that shapes Earth's surfaces by building up mountains and landmasses. |
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Destructive Force |
a type of force that slowly wears away mountains and other surface features. |
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Geologist |
a type of scientist who studies the processes and forces that create Earth's features. |
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Convection Current |
a circular current that is created when liquid or gas heats up. |
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Tectonic plate |
the separate plates that divide up Earth's crust. |
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Pangaea |
one large land mass that once held all of the continents together. |
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magma |
a liquid material found in the mantle. |
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seismic wave |
waves that travel through Earth's crust after an earthquake. |
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Basalt |
a rock with a fine, dark texture that makes up the oceanic crust. |
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granite |
a type of rock that is less dense, lighter in color and grainy. It makes up the continental crust. |
