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17 Cards in this Set
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crust
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The outermost solid layer of the earth.
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mantle
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A region of hot slow flowing solid rock located between the crust and the core.
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core
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The center of the earth.
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outer core
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the liquid layer of the Earth's core
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inner core
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the solid, dense center of the planet
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Pangaea
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the single large landmass that existed before the continents split apart.
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continental drift
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the landmass Pangaea broke up and drifted forming the continents
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plate tectonics
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large scale movements of the Earth's crust and upper mantle
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tectonic plates
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pieces of the Earth's crust and mantle (like puzzle pieces)
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trench
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a deep canyon in the sea floor
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fault
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the crack that forms when large blocks of rock break and move past each other
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compression
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stress that squeezes or pushes rock together
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tension
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stress that stretches or pulls rock apart
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sheer stress
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stress that pushes rock in parallel but opposite directions
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folding
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when rock layers bend under stress
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deformation
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when rocks change shape under stress
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uplift
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a process that causes land to rise
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