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breaking, tilting, bending   deformation  
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SOME OF THESE ARE FORMED BY DEFRMATION   MOUNTAINS  
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what kind of changes can effect the crust   weight  
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what part of the Earth floats on the mantle   crust  
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the more weight the deeper the ____________ sinks   lithosphere  
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the crust pushes down on the ___________ and vice versa   mantle  
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what pushes down on the mantle more when weight is added   crust  
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balancing of two forces   isostasy  
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up and down movements of the crust   isostatic adjustment  
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isostatic adustment occurs when there are _____________   mountains  
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very thick accumulation of deposits   geosyncline  
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3 areas of isostatic adjustment   glaciers river deltas mountains  
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geo   earth  
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SYN   TOGETHER  
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cline   change  
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Niagara Falls is covered by a glacier half he size of the US called _____________   Wisconsin Glacier  
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what was once only 11 meters   Nigara Falls  
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what became free of ice 12,500 years ago   Niagara Falls  
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what causes stress in the rocks that make up Earth's surface   isostatic adjustment and plate movement  
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force that applies pressure to the rocks in the crust   stress  
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change in size of rocks due to stress   strain  
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three types of stress   compression tension shearing  
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pressing down   compression  
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pulling   tension  
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rubbing   shearing  
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break   fracture  
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where movement occurs between 2 plates   fault  
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when rock responds to stress by becoming permanently deformed without breaking   folding  
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What nmountain is 5 miles above sea level   Mt. Everest  
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when was Mt St. Helens's last eruption?   1980  
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no mountain stands alone; every mountain is prt of wht?   mountain range  
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group of adjacent mountains with the same general shape and structure   mountain range  
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group of adjacent montain ranges   mountain systems  
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3 examples of mountain RANGES   Great Smokeys Blue Ridge Black Hills  
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Ranges make up ___________   systems  
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systems make up ___________   mountain belts  
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2 examles of belts   Circum-Pacific Eurasian-Melanesian  
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Appalachian Mt. system stretches from ____________ to ____________   Quebec/Alabama  
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oro   mountin  
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orogeny   history and formation of mountains  
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orology   study of mountains  
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What is the tallest peak in the Apps   Mt. Mitchell  
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What mountain range is Mt. Mitchell part of   Black Mountain Range in North Carolina  
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what is the oldest mountain system in N. America   Appalachian mountains  
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What is the ring of fire   Circum Pacific Belt  
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___________ were once taller than _____________   Apps, Himalayas  
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Cscde mountain range was formed by __________________ plate subducting   Juan de Fuca  
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_________________ is an island arc   Fiji Islands  
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large pieces of Earth's crust broken into blocks and drifted by pssure under the Earth   Fault Block Mountain  
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mountain formed by a volcano   volcanic mountain  
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