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Physical Earth vocab
Science
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |