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| reminders of the earth's crust deformations of its crust | mountain ranges
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| deformation is | bending, breaking, and cracking of the earth's crust
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| major cause of the eath's deformation | plate tetonics
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| movement of the earth's lithospheric plates | plate tetonics
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| crust floats on mantle, heavier crust is, deeper it strikes | isostatic adjustment
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| ______ and _____ forces balance and keeps the earth reletiveley flat | crust; mantle
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| balancing of the crust and the mantle | isostacy
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| up and down movements of the crust to reach isostacy | isostatic adjustment
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| isostatic adjustments occur at | mountain ranges
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| 3 areas of isostatic adjustments: | 1. Himilayas, Grand Tetons, Andes 2.where a river forms a delta 3. glaciers advance and retreat
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| stuff on the bottom of rivers | sediments
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| a very thick accumulation of these river deposits | geosyncline
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| force that applies pressure to the rocks and the crust | stress
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| changes in the shape or volume or size of the rocks that occur due to stress and the result of stress | strain
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| 3 types of stress: | compression, tension, and shearing
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| coastal rocks are squeezed together or pressed | compression
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| pulls rocks apart | tension
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| rocks pulling in opposite directions | shearing
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| over extended something | strain
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| feels like your head is pulling apart | tension headache
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| geo | earth
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| syn | together
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| cline | change in a trait
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| Niagra is formed by | a glacier retreat
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| when Niagra was claimed a waterfall, how tall was it | 11 meters
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| Niagra means | loud water
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| when rock responds to stress when becoming permanently deformed without breaking | folding
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| movement of rocks between plates | fault
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| higth of Mt. Everest | 5 miles or eight kilometers
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| mountain range Mt. Everest is apart of | Himilayas
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| a group of adjacent mountains - same shape and structure | mountain range
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| All mountains are apart of | mountain range
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| Mt. St. Helens is apart of ___ Range | Cascade
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| a group of adjacent mountain Ranges | mountain system
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| Appalachian runs from | Quebec and Alabama
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| name the mountain ranges in the Appalachian | Cumberland, Green, Black, Blue Ridge, Great Smoky
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| highest peak of the Appalachian mountains | Black Mountains in NC- Mount Mitchell
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| mountain systems make up 2 major belts: | Circum- Pacific( around Ring of Fire)-Eurasian- Melonesian
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| circum | around
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| oro | mountain
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| orogeny | history or formation of mountains
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| orology | study of mountains
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| oldest mountain system in N. America | Appalachian Mountains
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| Applachian Mountains were formed by three collisions | oceanic-subduction-shearing
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| Pangea was formed | 500 million years ago
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| Pangea drifted apart | 250 million years ago
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| Cascade Mountains location | Pacific NW - Juan de Fuca
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| name an island arc | Figi Islands
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| 4 types of mountains: | 1. fault flock 2. volcanic 3. dome 4. folded
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| describe a folded mountain | largest mountain ranges collide when continental commides with continental
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| give an example of a folded mountain | Alps, Himilayas, Ural, Appalachian
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| describe a fault flock mountain | formed when earth's crust is broken into large blocks: lifted above surrounding areas
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| give an example of a fault flock mountain | Sierra- Nevada
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| describe a volcanic mountain | subduction or hot spot
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| give an example of a volcanic mountain | Cascade mountains or Mt. St. Helens
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| crack in the middle of a Pacific plate | hot spot
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| describe a dome mountain | mountain of molten rock pushing up - rock layers are above it like a bulge
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| give an example of of a dome mountain | Black Hills of South Dakota-Adirondaks of New Mexico
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| 2 famous regions of the Earth | 1. Medditeranean 2. The Alps
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| the largest mountain range in Europe, France , Austria, Switzerland, Germany, Italy - formed in the collision of |
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| higth of Mt. Everest | 5 miles or eight kilometers
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| mountain range Mt. Everest is apart of | Himilayas
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| a group of adjacent mountains - same shape and structure | mountain range
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| All mountains are apart of | mountain range
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| Mt. St. Helens is apart of ___ Range | Cascade
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| a group of adjacent mountain Ranges | mountain system
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| Appalachian runs from | Quebec and Alabama
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| name the mountain ranges in the Appalachian | Cumberland, Green, Black, Blue Ridge, Great Smoky
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| highest peak of the Appalachian mountains | Black Mountains in NC- Mount Mitchell
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| mountain systems make up 2 major belts: | Circum- Pacific( around Ring of Fire)-Eurasian- Melonesian
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| circum | around
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| oro | mountain
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| orogeny | history or formation of mountains
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| orology | study of mountains
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| oldest mountain system in N. America | Appalachian Mountains
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| Applachian Mountains were formed by three collisions | oceanic-subduction-shearing
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| Pangea was formed | 500 million years ago
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| Pangea drifted apart | 250 million years ago
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| Cascade Mountains location | Pacific NW - Juan de Fuca
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| name an island arc | Figi Islands
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| 4 types of mountains: | 1. fault flock 2. volcanic 3. dome 4. folded
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| describe a folded mountain | largest mountain ranges collide when continental commides with continental
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| give an example of a folded mountain | Alps, Himilayas, Ural, Appalachian
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| describe a fault flock mountain | formed when earth's crust is broken into large blocks: lifted above surrounding areas
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| give an example of a fault flock mountain | Sierra- Nevada
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| describe a volcanic mountain | subduction or hot spot
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| give an example of a volcanic mountain | Cascade mountains or Mt. St. Helens
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| crack in the middle of a Pacific plate | hot spot
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| describe a dome mountain | mountain of molten rock pushing up - rock layers are above it like a bulge
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| give an example of of a dome mountain | Black Hills of South Dakota-Adirondaks of New Mexico
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| 2 famous regions of the Earth | 1. Medditeranean 2. The Alps
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| the largest mountain range in Europe, France , Austria, Switzerland, Germany, Italy - formed in the collision of | The Alps; African- Eurasian
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| the edge of a plateau with a visible difference in height | escarpement
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| plateau is called | land table
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| name 4 plateaus | Highlands,Cumberland,Colorado,Columbia
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| Colorado Plateau is adjacent to__ and covers | Rocky Mountains;Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado
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| Columbia Plateau is adjacent to | Cascades
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| Niagra Falls current measurements | 183 ft. high
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