Earth Science Flashcards
1
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Geologic Process
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Events that occur over and over again throughout earths history to change the surface of the Earth.
2
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Weathering
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Breaking up or dissolving of rock and soil into pieces.
3
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Erosion
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The carrying away (movement) of rocks and soil create holes.
4
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Deposition
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Is the dropping of dirt, eroded rocks and soil in piles in a new location.
5
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Layers of Earth
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Is made of 4 layers
6
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Crust
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Thin and brittle
7
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Mantle
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Thick liquid
8
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Outer core
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Liquid melted rock
9
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Inner core
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Solid
10
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Convection currents
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A temperature difference within a fluid causes hotter fluid to rise and cooler fluid to sink.
11
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Igneous rock
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Cooled down magma
12
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Sedimentary rock
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When sediments squeeze together and creates a sediment rock
13
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Metamorphic rock
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Material in rock hardens and crystallizes
