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Science
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Wheathering | The process of rock being naturally broken into smaller pieces either physically or chemically |
| Erosion | When weathered rocks are removed and transported else where |
| condensation | The process of cloud vapour becoming falling rain |
| Precipitation | The process of raining which can in the form hail, sleet or snow |
| Evaporation | When water is evaporated into the coluds and go fromliquid to gas |
| Transform | When two plates scrape up against each other, causing great amounts of frictionand possibly earthquakes |
| Converging | When two plates collide and can possibly form mountains |
| Diverging | When two plates separate and trenches may be formed. |
| Mantle plume | A rising column of molten lava, causing intense and localised volcanism which can also cause a series of small islands |
| Continental drift | When all of the earths continents were connected to form one big continent called Pangea. |
| Epicenter | The geographic point on the earths surface directly above the focus point |
| Focus | The point beneath the earths surface where the slip begins |
| Seismograph | An instrument used to measure seismic waves that earthquakes generate |
| Richter scale | An instrument used to measure the size of an earthquake |
| Physical weathering | Rock being broken up without the minerals in it changing |
| Chemical weathering | When the minerals are changedby chemical reaction |
| Convection current | Circuler currents inside the earths mantle and crust |
| Subduction | Force of gravity pulls the heavier tectonic plate down and forces the lighter one above |
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