Chapter 5 Flashcards

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The slow process the breaks rocks into smaller pieces is called

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Weathering

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

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Erosion

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Glaciers for in very cold places as thick

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Sheets

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Erosion can be caused by glaciers, wind, moving water, and

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Gravity

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5
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A large mass surrounded by oceans or other land is called an

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Plain

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A physical feature on the land is called an

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Landform

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Examples of landforms include mountains and

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Canyons

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Mounds called. Form where wind blows sand

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Sand dunes

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The large sections that make up Earth’s crust and upper mantle are called

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Plates

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A little no narrow crack in Earth’s crust is called an

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Fault

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Tall landforms caused by folding or faulting are called

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Mountains

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If the rock in Earth’s crust suddenly shakes an. Occurs

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Earthquake

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The source of an earthquake creates That travel outwards

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Seismic wave

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A tool that graphs seismic waves as wavy lines is called

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Seismic graph

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The outmost layer of Earth is made up of rock called

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Crust

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

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Fault

17
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Below the crust lies a layer called the

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Mantle

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The outer core is mostly made up of melted

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Iron

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The sphere of solid material at Earth’s center is called the

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Inner core

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The mounds hat from where till builds up are called

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Morans