Earth Science Flashcards

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Geologic processes

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Events that occur over and over again through out earth history to change the surface of the earth

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Weathering

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Breaking up or dissolving of rock and soil into pieces

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Erosion

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The caring away (movement) of rock and soil creates holes

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Deposition

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Is the dropping of dirt,eroded rock and soil in piles in a new location

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Layers of earth

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Crust-thin and brittles
Mantle-think liquid (think liquid)
Outer-liquid,mealted rocks
Inner core-solid

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Convection currents

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A temperature difference within a fluid causes hotter fluid to rise and colder fluid to sink.This causes earth plates to move=plate tectonics

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Plate tectonics

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A gedoical theory that states that pieces of the earth crust are in constant slow motion

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Continental drift

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Means moving continents drift the climate many change

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