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21 Cards in this Set
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aa
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Slow moving type of lava that hardens and forms rough chunks
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atoll
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A ring shaped coral isl.
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compaction
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the process by which sediments are pressed together under height
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controlled expirement
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an expirement in which all factors except one are kept constant
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deposition
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process by which sediment is laid down
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foliated
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describes metamorphic rock that grains are arranged in parallel layers or bands
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inorganic
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not formed from living things
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mineral
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naturally occuring, inorganic solid that has a crystal structure and a definite chemical composition
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pyroclastic flow
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expulsion of ash, cinders, bombs, and gases during an explosive volcanic explosion
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sediments
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small solid, pieces of material that come from rock and organisms
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tsunami
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a large wave produced by and earthquake
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prime meridian
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line that makes a half circle around north to south ple and passes throung, greenwich england
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permeable
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characteristics of a material that is full of tiny connect air spaces
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basalt
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drak, dense igneous rock w/ fine texture that found inoceanic crust
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base
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isolated buliding a building mounted on bearings designed to absord enerygy of earthquake
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batholith
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mass of rock formed when magma cools in crust
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caldera
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large hole at top of volcanow formed when the roof of chamber collapses
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cementation
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process by which dissolved mineral crystalize and glue particles of sediment together
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compression
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stress that squeezes rock until it folds or breaks
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Continental Drift
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that the continents move slowly across earth's surface
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convection current
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movemtn of fluid, caused by differences in temperature that transfers heat to another part
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