Social studies 01/27 Flashcards

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Describing something so small that it can be seen only with a microscope

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Microscopic

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Any natural process that happens to Earths surface, such, as weathering, erosion, or plate tectonics

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Geoscience process

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Huge piece of crust that slowly moves on upper, ductile part of the mantle

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Tectonic plate

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A group of interacting, interrelated , or interdependent elements forming a complex whole

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System

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Major geological event that occurs when plates shift suddenly and release stored energy a frequent occurrence along all types of plate boundaries

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Earthquakes

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Relating to the whole world

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Global

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