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10 Cards in this Set
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uplift
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when the crust rises in elevation
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subsidence
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when the crust lowers in elevation
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rebound
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when the crust rises after a really heavy mass is removed from its surface
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earthquake
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the shaking of the earth’s plates due to build up in the crust and sudden release of tension
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convection
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the movement of warm liquids and gases up and cold liquids and gases down
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convergent boundary
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place where two tectonic plates collide together
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divergent boundary
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place where two tectonic plates pull apart
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transform boundary
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place where two tectonic plates slide past each other horizontally
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therm-
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heat
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-ion, -sion
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act of doing
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