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8th Science 5.2 5.3

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