Hanson Dynamic Ea 1 Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
anticline | upward fold in a rock |
compression | stress that squeezes the rocks together |
crust | surface layer of the earth |
deformation | change in shape or volume of a rock |
dome | raised area that looks like the top half of a sphere |
fault | break or crack in rock with movement |
fault-block mountain | blocks of rock lifted upwards |
fold | bend in a rock |
foot wall | block of rock below a fault |
fracture | break or crack in a rock but no movement |
hanging wall | block of rock above the fault |
isostasy | balance of force of mantle pushing up and force of crust pushing down |
lateral fault | blocks of rock move horizontally past each other |
mantle | inner earth from crust to core |
normal fault | hanging wall moves down |
plateau | high raised flat area above sea level |
reverse fault | hanging wall moves up the foot wall |
rift valley | blocks of rock move down between two normal faults |
shearing | stress that pushes rock in two opposite horizontal directions |
stress | push or pull on the earth's crust |
syncline | downward fold in a rock |
tension | stress that pulls rock apart |
thrust fault | hanging wall is pushed over the foot wall |
continental crust | crust under continents |
oceanic crust | crust under oceans |
joints | parallel cracks in rock |
brittle | rock that breaks easily |
ductile | rock that will bend instead of fracture |
lava | molten rock above Earth |
magma | molten rock still in Earth |
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