Ch 5 Review Flashcards

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1
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The mounds that form were a till builds up are called

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Moraines

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2
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The slow process that breaks rocks into smaller pieces is called

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Weathering

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3
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A rock is broken apart by weathering if the rock type does not change

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Physical

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If a rock contains iron, air and water can react with the iron through and form rust

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Chemical weathering

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The weathering and removal of rock from one place from another is called

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Erosion

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A long narrow crack in the Earth’s crust is called an

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Fault

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When plates slowly ram into each other, they can form blended rock layers, called

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Folds

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8
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If the rock in the Earth’s crust suddenly shakes, an occurs

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Earthquake

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9
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The source of an earthquake creates that travel outward

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Seismic Waves

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10
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A tool that graphs seismic waves as wavy lines is an

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Seismograph

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11
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Examples of landforms include mountains and

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Plains

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12
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A physical feature of the land is called an

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Landform

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13
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A large land mass surrounded by oceans or other land is called an

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Continent

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The name of a region of land where water drains into a river is a

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Drainage basin

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15
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The outermost layer of Earth is the

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Crust

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16
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Below the crust is the

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Mantle

17
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Below that is the

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Outer Core

18
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Below the Outer Core is the

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Inner Core

19
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Rock in the Mantle can move or slowly flow because of the great pressure and high

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Tempture

20
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The layer of earth that is probably made of melted iron

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Outer Core