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Geography SA1

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Mid-ocean ridge   It is formed when two plates separate under the sea.When the magma reaches the cool seawater it cool and solidifies.  
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Volcanoes   Magma reaches the surface through a vent. When magma reaches the surface it is known as lava.it flows down the side of the volcanoes.I t cools and hardens  
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Earthquakes   Two plates collide causing vibrations (tremors) to rise to the surface.  
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Fold Mountains   When two plates collide , the rocks buckle up into a series of folds  
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Igneous Rocks   When molten magma cools and solidifies on the surface  
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Plate Movement   The core heats the magma in the mantle.This makes convection current which cause the plates to move.  
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Sedimentary Rocks   Remains of plants and animal life under the sea are compressed together.  
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Metamorphic Rocks   Igneous or sedimentary rocks that have been heated or pressured together to make a new rock.  
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Weathering   The break up of rocks without the removal of waste  
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Erosion   The break up of rocks with the removal of waste  
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Limestone pavement   A large area of exposed limestone  
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Clints   The flat are of the limestone pavement  
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Grikes   Deep gashes in the limestone pavement  
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Stalactites   When water containing dissolved limestone drips from the ceiling it leaves tiny deposites of calcites. Overtime they form into stalactites  
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Stalagmites   When the water with calcie drips from the ceiling it spreads out on the cavern floor. Overtime these grow up from the ground to make stalagmites.  
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Pillars   When a stalagmite and stalactite meet each other and make one big pillar  
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Soil creep   A form of mass movement. Downslope movement of soil under he influence of gravity  
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Landslide   When a slope becomes unstable, the material fall downslope due to gravity  
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Mudflow   Mudflows are moving rivers of rocks ,soil and water.  
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