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Scence Vocab#10
Science Vocabulary from Sarvis' class
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Rock Cycle | The on ongoing processes that form and change rock from one kind to another. |
| Plate Tectonics | The theory that Earth's crust and upper mantle exist in sections that move called lithospheric plates. |
| Convection Current | The heating, rising, cooling, and sinking of matter; the movement of material is caused by uneven heating. |
| Pangaea | At one time in geologic history the continents were joined together in one large landmass called this. |
| Topographic Map | A map that uses contour lines and intervals to show the varying elevations of Earth's surface; provides information on elevation,relief, slope of the ground surface. |
| Volcano | A mountain built of cooled lava, volcanic sh, cinders, and rock. |
| Vent | Theopening in a volcano where magma flows out. |
| Tension | Forces that pull rocks apart. |
| Shearing | Forces that push on rocks from either side of faults causing them to push in opposite directions. |
| Compression | A force that pushes or squeezes rocks together. |