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Science:Earthsurface
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |