14.1 Geology A Flashcards

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(die) Geologie

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geology

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geologisch

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geologic geological

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Geologe / Geologin

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geologist

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Geografie

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geography

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(die) Erdgeachichte

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(the) history of the earth

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die Entwicklung der Erde

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the evolution of the earth

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der Erdkern

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the earth’s core

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das Erdinnere

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the earth’s interior

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die Erdkruste / Erdrinde

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the earth’s crust

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Festland(s)sockel

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continental shelf

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Kontinetalverschiebung / -drift

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continental drift

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Plattentektonik

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plate tectonics

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Erweiterung der Ozeane

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sea-floor spreading ocean-floor spreading

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Schicht; Stratum

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stratum

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Verwerfung; (Schichten-)Bruch

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fault

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Gestein(e)

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rock(s)

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Mineraliem

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minerals

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Bodenschätze

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mineral resources

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Zusammensetzung

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composition

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die Bildung von Kristallen

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the formation of crystals

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Sedimentation

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sedimentation

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Sedimente

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sediments

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Lagerstätte; Ablagerung

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deposit

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Abtragung; Erosion

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erosion

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Verwitterung

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weathering

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Fossil; Versteinerung

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fossil

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versteinern

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petrify become petrified fossilize become fossilized

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Altersbestimmung

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dating age-dating

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Ära; (Erd-)Zeitalter

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era

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Periode

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period

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Epoche

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epoch

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Eiszeit

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ice age

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Gletscher

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glacier

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Schmelzwasser

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meltwater

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Moräne

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moraine

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Beben

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quake

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Erdbeben

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earthquake

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die Richter-Skala

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the Richter scale

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Vulkan

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volcano (pl: -oes)

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Topografie

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topography