Scence Vocab#10 Word Scramble
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Rock Cycle | The on ongoing processes that form and change rock from one kind to another. |
Plate Tectonics | The theory that Earth's crust and upper mantle exist in sections that move called lithospheric plates. |
Convection Current | The heating, rising, cooling, and sinking of matter; the movement of material is caused by uneven heating. |
Pangaea | At one time in geologic history the continents were joined together in one large landmass called this. |
Topographic Map | A map that uses contour lines and intervals to show the varying elevations of Earth's surface; provides information on elevation,relief, slope of the ground surface. |
Volcano | A mountain built of cooled lava, volcanic sh, cinders, and rock. |
Vent | Theopening in a volcano where magma flows out. |
Tension | Forces that pull rocks apart. |
Shearing | Forces that push on rocks from either side of faults causing them to push in opposite directions. |
Compression | A force that pushes or squeezes rocks together. |
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D.K. Britt
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