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12 Cards in this Set
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Study of the earth |
Geology |
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Composition and movement of seawater |
Oceanography |
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Atmosphere and process that produce weather |
Meteorology |
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They express information through lines, colors, shapes, and various symbols to portray features of bodies of water, mountains, deserts, rivers, etc. |
Globes and maps |
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Earths layers |
Crust Mantle Inner Core Outer Core |
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Continental crust |
-10-70 km thick -Buoyant (less dense) -Mostly old |
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Oceanic crust |
-7 km thick -more dense than continental -Young |
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3 types of fault |
-Normal fault -Reverse fault -Strike-slip fault |
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3 types of Folding |
-Syncline -Anticline Monocline |
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3 Theories |
Plate Tectonic Continental Sea-floor spreading |
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Major Belts |
Alpine-Himalayan belt Pacific Ring of Fire |
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Worlds Mountain Ranges |
Himalayas Alps Andes Rockies |
