La Terminología Geológica Flashcards

(53 cards)

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basalt

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un basalto

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2
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well

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el pozo

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3
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landslide

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un deslizamiento de tierra

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4
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outcrop

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un afloramiento

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5
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shore

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la orilla

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dune

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el duna

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7
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ridge

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la cadena

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8
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gulley / ravine

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el barranco / la barranca

there are differences - look up

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9
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chasm

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la sima

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10
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dry wash

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arroyo seco

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11
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slope

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la cuesta

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12
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el hundimiento

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subsidence

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13
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el manejo de las aguas superficiales

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management of surface water

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14
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un drenaje

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drain

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15
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un talud

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bank, slope, talus

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16
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una falla activa

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active failure

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17
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el cal

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lime

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18
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la caliza

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limestone

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19
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un granito

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granite

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20
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la lava

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lava

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la magma

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magma

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la tierra

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el lecho de roca

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el nivel freático

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un mesa de agua encaramada
perched water table
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una falla inverso
reverse fault
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una dobledura
fold
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una falla normal
normal fault
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una falla de empuje
thrust fault
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decrecimiento, subsidencia
slow subsidence vs. sudden collapse
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erosión
erosion
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una arenisca
sandstone
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siltstone
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piedra de barro
mudstone
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un esquisto
shale
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el barro
mud
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andesite
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un alud de barro
mudslide
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un avalancha de nieve
avalanche ## Footnote un alud
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los guijarros
pebbles, cobbles ## Footnote la grava
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el cieno
silt
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una arcilla
clay
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la arena
sand
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una cicatriz
scar
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un flujo piroclástico
pyroclastic flow
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un embalse
reservoir
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un coligallero
illegal miner
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un orero / una orera
gold miner
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un desnivel
ramp, slope, drop, escarpment, scarp, unevenness
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el agua limpia
clean water
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el acantilado acantilado, acantilada
cliff (sustantivo) steep (adjectivo)
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farallón
outcrop
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