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13 Cards in this Set
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Features that make up earth's surface |
Landforms |
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The opening through which magma escapes |
Vent |
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The vent and mountain that forms around lava or magma |
Volcano |
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A force that squeezes rock |
Compression |
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A force that pushes rock masses in opposite directions |
Shearing |
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A force that pulls rock apart |
Tension |
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Slow bending of rock by compression |
Folded mountains |
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A break in earth's surface |
Fault |
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If the tension in the rocks is great, the ground rises as much as 15 meters in a earthquake, mountains formed in this way are called |
Fault block mountains |
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Melted rock below earth's surface |
Magma |
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Forces that help build up the earth |
Constructive |
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A line along the plate boundaries with volcanoes |
Ring of fire |
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Magma that reaches earth's surface |
Lava |
