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Vocabulary 2ES
Earth Science Vocabulary 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Weathering | The braking of materials by natural means . |
| Principle of uniformity | Things that changed the Earth every day. |
| Mechanical weathering | The process of braking rocks into smaller pieces. |
| Chemical weather | Alters or changes the composition of a rock. |
| Subsurface | Below the surface of the Earth. |
| Anticlines | The upward part of the fold. |
| Synclines | The down word part of the fold. |
| Plateaus | Flat areas that have been pushed above sea level by forces with in the Earth. |
| Fault | A crack in the crust. |
| Epiocenter | The point where the waves first reach earth's surface. |
| Focus | The point were the surface where seismic activity begin . |
| Seismic waves | Earthquake Vibration. |