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Enha Sci (Q2 - Earth)

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Atmo/geo - Sphere W/layers
The gaseous part of the earth,
Mostly the solid rocky part of th...,
It extends from the center of the...
8  cards
The Layyers Of The Earth
Or the solid part of the earth is...,
Geosphere or the solid part of th...
2  cards
Crust
The thin outermost layer of the g...,
It is made mostly of silicate min...,
The crust is the coldest layer be...
13  cards
Mantle
Lies below the crust it is made o...,
It is made of hot and very flowin...,
It is about 2900 km thick
5  cards
Core
Core the center of the earth,
Has a radius of 3500 km,
It is made of iron and nickel and...
8  cards
Litosphere
Is the hard and rigid outer layer...,
Is the upper portion of the litho...,
Beneath the lithosphere which is ...
4  cards
Plate Tectonics W/ Tectonic Plates
But first what is the difference ...,
The movement of the plates is cau...,
Heat from the earth s core causes...
14  cards
Fault And Earthquakes
According to scientists the earth...,
Tectonic plate is a rigid block o...,
It is about 50 150 km thick
12  cards
Types Of Plate Boundaries
There are three kinds of plate bo...,
These are the areas where the tec...,
These are the areas where the tec...
8  cards
Fault
Is a cracks break on the earth s ...,
Is a visible surface trace of a f...,
Is a flat surface representing th...
7  cards
Types Of Fault
Known as a gravity fault,
Is very vertical and occur in are...,
On this fault the hangingwall pus...
7  cards
Folds And Stress
Are formed when originally horizo...,
Is the applied force on the rock ...
2  cards
Types Of Stresss
Three kinds of rock stress,
It pushes rock layers together,
It pulls rock layers apart
4  cards
Strain
Is the bending and twisting that ...
1  cards
Types Of Folds
Anticline it is when layers are f...,
The layers are symmetrical to eit...,
Rock layers dip away from the cen...
7  cards

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