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Chapter 3

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Earthquakes sometimes cause monstrous waves called______   show
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A break that appears at the boundary between two moving masses of rock known as a ________   show
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The point underground where an earthquake begins is called the _______   show
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The place at ground level that is directly above the focus of an earthquake is known as_______   show
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show earthquake  
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show magnitude  
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What occurs natural acids slowly eat into a rock breaking it apart?   show
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The temperature of rocks ___________with depth   show
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show vent  
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show volcano  
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show geologists  
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show weathering  
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boundary between the earth's crust and its mantle   show
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underwater mountain ranges   show
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study of earthquakes   show
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volcano that has been active at some time in recorded history but has not erupted recently   show
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volcano that produces lava fountains or fire curtains   show
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volcano characterized by hot clouds of gas and dust that it expels   show
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show active  
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show extinct  
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magma that has reached the earth's surface   show
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Running along the edge of the Pacific Ocean the _____is named for its many volcanoes.   show
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show crater  
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show fumaroles  
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smaller fragments of molten rock that solidify almost instantly   show
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show Shield  
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Volcano formed by eruptions of mostly tephra and very little lava, Paricutin is an example   show
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show composite  
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show crust  
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Middle layer of the earth, makes up the largest portion of the earth's interior, made of solid rock   show
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innermost region of the earth, divided into 2 sections, the (liquid) outer ____ and (solid)inner ____, which are made up of metals rather than rock   show
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The hardest known mineral found in "pipes"   show
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Small deposits of igneous and metamorphic crystals   show
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Any hollow space in the earth's crust that has formed naturally and is large enough for a person to enter   show
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Any rock containing a metal together with impurities   show
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The rarest most durable and beautiful gems   show
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show iron  
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show copper  
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show fossil  
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The area surrounding a magnet in which the force of the magnet affects other objects   show
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show poles  
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show magnetosphere  
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The hardest material that composes the earth's crust   show
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show igneous rock  
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Rock that has been changed by extreme heat or pressure into a new rock is   show
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show sedimentary rock  
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show extrusive  
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What type of igneous rock remains in a pocket below the surface, cools slowly, and has a course-grained appearance?   show
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Most common igneous rock/ can be found everywhere   show
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Sedimentary rock formed by chemical sediments and is used for salting roads and flavoring foods   show
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Sedimentary rock used to make glass   show
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Only sedimentary rock formed by living animals   show
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Metamorphic rock that began as shale, is very hard, and has leaflike layers   show
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show marble  
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What type of metamorphic rock is made up of layers like leaves of a book   show
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Hard, shiny, black coal; expensive to mine   show
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show bituminous  
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show sub-bituminous  
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Designed to live in a cave or above a cave   show
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show speleology  
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show solution cave  
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show limestone  
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show trogloxene  
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show lignite  
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Petroleum in its natural form   show
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