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11 Cards in this Set
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Basin -
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Area of subsidence and region of low elevation.
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Continent - |
From latin, terra continens, which means “continuous land.”
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Fault Zone - |
Area of many fractured pieces of crust along a large fault.
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Lava - |
Molten rock that erupts on Earth’s surface
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Ocean Trench - |
Deep, underwater trough created by one plate subducting under another plate at a convergent plate boundary. |
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Plains -
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Extensive areas of level or rolling land. |
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Plateau - |
Flat region with high elevation.
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Transform Fault |
Area where tectonic plates slide horizontally past each other
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Volcanic Arc - |
Curved line of volcanic islands that forms parallel to a plate Boundary.
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Weathering - |
The various mechanical and chemical processes that cause exposed rock to break down.
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Erosion - |
The process of eroding or being eroded by wind, water, or other natural agents.
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