Chapter 8 Forces That Shape The Earths Surface

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Volcanos

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An opening in earths crust from which ash, gas and lava flow

Question 1

Earthquakes

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A sudden movement of part of the earths crust

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Landslide

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The sudden movement of loose rock and soil down a steep slope

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Weathering

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The slow wearing away of rock into smaller pieces

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Erosion

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The movement of rock material from one place to another

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Deposition

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Wind glaciers and moving water are the main causes of deposition

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Mountain Building

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Most mountains form as a result of the movement of sections of earths crust

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Igneous rock

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Forms when molten rock from earths mantle cools and hardens

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Sedimentary Rock

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Forms when sediment hardens

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Metamorphic Rock

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Forms when existing rocks are changed by heat pressure or chemicals

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Crust

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The outer layer is the crust

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Core

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Is a dense ball with a liquid outer part and a solid inner part

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Mantle

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Is a thick layer of rock between the crust and the core

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Rock Cycle

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The continuous series of changes that rocks go through

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Magma

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Molten rock beneath Earth’s Surface

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Rock

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A solid material that is made up of one or more minerals

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Sediment

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Sand particles or rock bits of soil and the remains of once livening things

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Lava

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Molten rock that reaches earths surface such as when a volcano erupts

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Mineral

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A solid nonliving material of specific chemical makeup