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Science:Earthsurface

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Core 1st in the earth's layers
Crust 5th and last in the earth's layers
Mantle 2nd in the earth's layers
Lithosphere 4th in the earth's layers
Asthenosphere 3rd in the earth's layers
Weathering the breakdown of rocks at Earth's surface
Erosion When soil and rock is worn away AND move somewhere else
Deposition when soil or rocks are added to a landform or land mass
three main types of plate boundaries. Convergent, divergent, transform
Divergant Two oceanic plates move AWAY from each other
Congergant Two plates COLLIDE with each other
Transform Two plates SLIDE past each other
What disaster occurs at the Divergent boundary Volcanic eruption, earthquake
What disaster occurs at the Convergent boundary Earthquake
What disaster occurs at the Transform boundary Earthquake
What is the theory of plate tectonics The movement of earth's plate causes geological phenomenon (crust lies on the tectonic plates)
What is an Earthquake A sudden and violent shaking of the ground because of movements within the Earth's crust
Epicenter directly above the Hypocenter, Where the Earthquake is strongest
Hypocenter where the Earthquake starts, below the surface
Three seismic waves P waves, S waves, Surface waves
P waves first and fastest waves detected (up/down)
S waves second fastest wave (side/side)
Surface waves Travel along earth's surface (causes most damage)
What are the three types of volcanos Cinder cone, Composite, Shield
Cinder cone 1,000 ft max lava comes from a single point
Composite Over 8,000 ft, shaped like a cone
Shield Wide thin layers of lava, shaped like a shield
order of Earth Layers Core, Mantle, Asthenosphere, Lithosphere, Crust
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