s.s. flashcards Word Scramble
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| Term | Definition |
| continent | a large, unbroken mass of land |
| tectonic plate | one of the sixteen pieces of earth's crust |
| fault | a place where two tectonic plates grind against each other |
| earthquake | a shaking or trembling of earth, caused by the collision of tectonic plates |
| ring of fire | a long, narrow band of volcanoes surrounding the pacific ocean |
| tsunami | a giant ocean wave caused by volcanic eruptions or movement of the earth under the ocean floor |
| weathering | the process by which earth's surface is worn away by natural forces |
| erosion | the process by which weathered bits of rock are moved elsewhere by water, wind or ice |
| glacier | a large body of ice that moves slowly across land |
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