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12 Cards in this Set
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Fault - Block Mountain |
When an earthquake causes one rock to slide down while another moves up and forms mountains |
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Folded mountain |
The bend of flat expanses of rock into ripples and over time the ripples become higher and forms mountains |
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Volcanoes |
The vent and the mountain that forms around a magma pool |
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Magma |
Melted rock below Earth's surface |
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Constructive |
Forces that create landforms if they build up Earth's surface |
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Ring of Fire |
A line along the boundaries of the Pacific Plate, under the Pacific Ocean, where many volcanoes occur |
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Lava |
When magma reaches Earth's surface |
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Destructive |
Forces that wear away or destroy Earth's surface |
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Compression |
A force that squeezes rock together |
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Tension |
A force that pulls rock apart |
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Shearing |
A force that pushes rock masses in opposite directions |
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Vent |
The opening through which magma escapes |
