Types of tectonic activity Flashcards

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Earthquake

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A series of abrupt vibration in the earth’s crust created from the rupture and rebound of rock caused by elastic strain which has been slowly been accumulating.

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Jokulhaups

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volcanic activity melts ice underneath a glacier, producing a floodwater lake which eventually ruptures from the glacier.

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