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Physical Earth vocab
Science
Term | Definition |
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Anticline | a ridge shaped fold of stratified rock in which the strata slope downward from the crest |
fault | a place where sections of the earth's crust move |
folding | occurs when one or a stack of originally flat surfaces, like sedimentary strata, are bent or curved as a result of permanent deformation |
footwall | |
GIS | |
GPS | |
hanging wall | |
hot springs | |
longitudinal wave | |
normal fault | |
oceanic vents | |
planetary differentiation | |
primary waves | |
propagation | |
reflection | |
refraction | |
secondary waves | |
seismic waves | |
sonar | |
strike slip fault | |
surface waves | |
syncline | |
transverse waves | |
geysers |