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Section 1
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nuclear fission
nuclei of isotopes split apart when struck by neutrons
coal
a fossil fuel that forms underground from partially decomposed plant material
Tsunamis
A giant wave caused by an earthquake on the ocean floor
Urbanization
An increase in the percentage and in the number of people living in urban settlements.
Composite or strata volcano
Volcano is a result of oceanic/continental plate boundaries - Andesitic magma
Pyroclastic Flows
Violent volcanic eruptions that send clouds of gas, ash, & other tephra (200mi/hr)
Landslides
a slide of a large mass of dirt and rock down a mountain.
Peat
partially decayed plant matter found in bogs
earthquake
The shaking that results from the movement of rock beneath Earth's surface.
Shield Volcano
Volcano is a result of oceanic/oceanic plate boundaries - Basaltic magma
lahr
Mudflows from a volcano
convergent
Plate boundaries comeing together from different directions
magma
Molten rock beneath the earth's surface
Sinkholes
When limestone or gypsum collapse from water dissolving it and form depressions/sunken areas.
Chemical weathering
The process by which rocks break down as a result of chemical reactions
focal point
Where earthquakes actually originate from
Cinder volcano
Volcano is a result of continental/continental plate boundaries - Rhyotic magma
Normal faults
A type of fault where the hanging wall slides downward; caused by tension in the crust
Reverse faults
faults where the hanging wall moves up and over a footwall
Deforestation
The removal of trees faster than forests can replace themselves.
Physical weathering
Breaking down rocks through physical processes like freezing and thawing
lava
liquid magma that reaches the surface & hardens
oil
a viscous liquid derived from petroleum, especially for use as a fuel or lubricant.
bedding
layering visible in rocks that results from the settling of particles during deposition
Agriculture
The raising of crops and animals for food, feed, fiber, fuel, or other useful products.
Deposition
Process in which sediment is laid down in new locations, such as a sand bar.
transform
Plate boundaries sliding past one another
Tephra
newly cooled & hardened lava where crystallization started prior to eruption.
Strike-slip faults
Where tectonic plates move horizontally and parallel to the strike of the fault
Hot spot volcano
A volcano that is not on a plate boundary, but a large plume of magma, deep within the earth
Lithosphere
A rigid layer made up of the uppermost part of the mantle and the crust.
Ocean trenches
Long, deep, steep troughs in the seafloor where an oceanic plate sinks beneath an overlying plate.
Fall Zone shoreline
The highest point of where the shore line hits land.
Ridge push
Magma forces plates apart
Mining
the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth
Barrier island
A long ridge of sand or narrow island that lies parallel to the shore
gravity pull
when old oceanic crust sinks into asthenosphere due to gravity
natural gas
A gas with high methane content, found along with various fossil fuels and is used as a fuel.
Faults
Breaks in Earth's crust where rocks have slipped past each other.
Overgrazing
grazing so heavily that the vegetation is damaged and the ground erodes
P & S waves
P stands for the primary wave of an earthquake and S stands for the secondary wave of an earthquake.
magnitude
Measure of the energy released during an earthquake
Foliation
The metamorphic rock texture in which mineral grains are arranged in planes or bands, like pages of a book.
River Basin
The entire geographical area drained by several rivers and tributaries
epicenter
Point on Earth's surface directly above an earthquake's focus
mantle convection
Hot rock rises slowly and plastically from deep within Earth, then cools, flows sideways, and sinks & drives Plate Tectonics
Valley's
a low area of land between hills or mountains, typically with a river or stream flowing through it.
Mid-ocean ridge
An undersea mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced; a divergent plate boundary.
divergent
Plate boundaries separating; going in different directions
Land use
Various ways humans use the land such as agricultural, industrial, residential, or recreational
Section 2
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