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CH 25 and CH 26 Flashcards

1
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a system of mountain ranges on the seafloor separated by valleys

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mid-range ridge

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2
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a long narrow depression forms in between peaks along mid-range ocean ridge

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rift valley

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3
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the boundary where two plates collide

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convergent plate boundary

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4
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when a thick and boundary continental plate meets a thin and dense oceanic plate the denser plate dives beneath the continent in a process

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subduction

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5
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the boundary between two plates that are moving apart

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divergent plate boundary

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6
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this type of boundary where plates slide horizontally past each other in opposite directions

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transform plate boundary

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7
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a sudden movement or vibration of the ground that occurs when rocks slip and slide along enormous cracks in Earths crust called faults

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earthquake

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8
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a crack in Earths crust along which rock has moved

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fault

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9
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this sudden release of strain energy as rock moves along a faults

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elastic rebound

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10
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the point of origin of an earthquake

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focus

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11
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the point on Earths surface directly above the focus

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epicenter

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12
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who came up the Continental drift hypothesis

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Alfredo Wegener

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13
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what are some evidence for the Continental drift hypothesis

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  1. the continents matched up like a puzzle piece
  2. Mountain ranges with the same rock type
  3. found large animals fossils
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14
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what was the name of the super Continental

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Pangaea pangaea

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15
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who came up with the seafloor spreading hypothesis

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Harry Hess

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16
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how did Harry Hess discover the seafloor spreading

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He used sonar

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17
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who discovered the MOR

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Harry Hess

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18
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on the ocean floor where is the newer rock formed

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closer to the MOR

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19
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what are the 3 plate boundaries

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  1. Divergent plate boundary
  2. Convergent plate boundary
  3. Transform plate boundary
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20
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how do convergent plates move`

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they collide together

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21
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subduction only happens with what type of plate boundary

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convergent plate boundary

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22
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what types of crust do we have?

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Continental crust and Oceanic crust

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23
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what type of crust has to be present for volcanic activity to occur

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oceanic crust

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24
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if two Continental crust collide what will happen

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a mountain will be made

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25
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if oceanic and continental crusts converge what two land forms will be created

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deep sea trench and volcanoes

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26
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what can be created when two oceanic crusts converge

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a oceanic island and maybe deep sea trench

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27
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what do hot spots create

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volcanic islands

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28
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how do divergent boundaries move

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they move away from each other

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29
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what is an example of a divergent plate boundary

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MOR(only oceanic crust) and East African Rift(only continental)

30
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how do transform plate boundaries move

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they slide past each other

31
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what is an example of a transform plate boundary

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San Andres fault

32
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what type of crusts are involved with transform plate boundaries

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only continential

33
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what is a convection current

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  1. magma heats up,becomes less dense, and rises

2. magma cools, becomes more dense, and sinks

34
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what is a fault

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a crack in earth surface

35
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which plate boundaries have shallow earthquakes

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divergent and transform plate boundaries

36
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which plate boundaries have deeper earthquake

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convergent plate boundary

37
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what are the four types of stress applied to rock

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compression, tension, shear, and torsion stress

38
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what are the two types of deformation

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elastic and plastic deformation

39
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what happens during elastic deformation

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when the stress is removed it returns to its original state

40
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what happens during plastic deformation

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when stress is removed it remains in that new shape

41
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how many type of seismic waves are there

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3 types primary, secondary, and surface waves

42
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what are the two types of body waves

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primary and secondary waves

43
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what type of wave is a primary wave

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a compression wave

44
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which body wave moves the fastest

A

primary wave

45
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what type of materials do p waves travel through

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solids and liquids

46
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what type wave is a secondary wave

A

transverses

47
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what type of material do secondary waves travel through

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only solids

48
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what type of waves do the most damage

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surface waves

49
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what are the two scales to measure earthquakes

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Richter scale and the Mercalli scale

50
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what does the Richter scale measure

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the amount of energy released

51
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what does the Mercalli scale measure

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the amount of damage

52
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a mineral is , , ,

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natural occurring, inorganic solid, crystalline form

53
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what are the 2 abundant elements that make up earths crust?

A

oxygen and silicon

54
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what does inorganic mean?

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materials that are non living

55
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what does the arrangement of an atom and the bonds between them reflect about a mineral?

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breaks,how hard it is, and kind of crystal shape

56
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what are all the ways to identify minerals?

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luster, streak, hardness, crystal shape, fracture, cleavage, atomic arrangement

57
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what are the two types of luster?

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metallic and nonmetallic

58
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how does metallic luster reflect light?

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very easily like a metal surface

59
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how does nonmetallic luster reflect light?

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glassy look doesn’t reflect easily

60
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how do you perform a streak test?

A

rub a mineral on an unglazed porcelain tile

61
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what are the two types of breakage that can happen to minerals?

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cleavage and fracture

62
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what is the name of the scale to measure the hardness of a mineral?

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Mohs Scale of Hardness

63
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what is the number range on Mohs scale of hardness?

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1-10

64
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how many different crystal shapes are there?

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6

65
Q

minerals grow from the_______

A

inside out

66
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what are the three ways minerals can form?

A

hot water, molten rock and evaporation

67
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what are the 2 mineral groups?

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silicates and nonsilicates

68
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which mineral group is the most abundant in Earths crust?

A

silicate minerals

69
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what elements are silicates made of?

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silicon and oxygen

70
Q

Nonsilicates do not contain what element?

A

silicon

71
Q

what mineral is used to make glass?

A

quarts

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