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8th Grade
09/28/2009

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What is the Earth's core made out of?
Definition
iron and nickel
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What is land subsidence?
Definition
land sink to a low or lower level.
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Constructive Forces
Definition
when nature creates things
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Destuctive Force
Definition
when nature destroys things.
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Subduction
Definition
 one edge of one crustal plate is forced below the edge of another.
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Convetion
Definition
A bubble of gas that is hotter than its surroundings expands and rises.
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Different types of faults
Definition
[image]
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Wegener Contonetal Drift
Definition
the continents had once formed a single landmass before breaking apart and drifting to their present locations was fully formulated
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Hot Spot
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Shearing
Definition
when plates slide the opposite way.
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Tension
Definition

when plates spread apart

 

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Compression
Definition
to mash together.
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Trench
Definition
 a type of excavation or depression in the ground.
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