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23 Cards in this Set
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This is the greek word for week
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Asthenos
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Which layer of the earth generates the electromagnetic field?
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Outer core
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Why is the inner core still solid if it is hot enough to be a liquid?
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Too much pressure
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What do you call the process of one plate going under another?
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Subduction
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What specifically makes the continents drift?
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Convection currents in the mantle
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Name a divergent boundary
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rift valley, ridge
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Name a convergent boundary
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mountain range, subduction, trench
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Name a transform boundary
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strike-slip fault, San Andreas
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What event happened 225 million years ago?
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Pangea broke apart
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What is the force that acts on a rock to change its shape of volume?
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Stress
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This is a type of stress that pulls plates apart
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Tension
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This is a type of stress that pushes plates together
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Compression
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This type of stress occurs at a strike-slip fault
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Shearing
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Name 3 types of faults
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Normal, Reverse, Strike-slip
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This is when the earth's crust folds upward, like hills
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Anti-cline
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This is when the earth's crust folds down, like valleys
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Syncline
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What type of mountain is made from 2 faults stretching on either side?
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Fault-block
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This land feature is made from uplifting crust with a plat top
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Plateau
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What is the shaking of the ground when tectonic plates move?
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Earthquake
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What type of seismic wave goes back and forth and arrives first?
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P Wave
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What are 4 ways earthquakes cause damage?
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1. Shaking
2. Liquefaction 3. Aftershock 4. Tsunami |
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What is quicksand liquefaction?
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When loose sand and water sink buildings in an earthquake
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Name 4 ways buildings are made stronger and more flexible for earthquakes?
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1. Cross braces
2. Tension ties 3. Flexible pipes 4. Shear walls |
