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Ch.5 Earth Science A
Changing Landscapes
Term | Definition |
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anticline | upward fold |
syncline | downward |
fracture | break in a rock |
fault | break in Earths crust along which movement occurs |
landform | physical feature on Earth's solid surface |
elevation | height of a point on Earth above or below sea level |
summit | highest point on a mountaintop |
folded mountain | mountain formed by the folding of rock layers |
dome mountain | mountain formed when upfolds in rock create a rounded structure that looks like a bowl turned upside down |
fault-block mountain | mountain formed when normal fault uplift a block of rock |
plain | large, flat area just above sea level |
plateau | large, flat area at a high elevation |