Lesson Outline The Moving Crust Flashcards
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The large sections that make up earths crust and upper mantle are called
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Plates
2
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When plates slowly ram into each other, they can form blended rock layers, called
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Folds
3
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A long, narrow crack in earns crust is called a
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Fault
4
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Tall landforms caused by folding or faulting are called
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Mountains
5
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If the rock in the earths crutch suddenly shake an
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Earthquake occurs
6
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Underwater earthquakes huge ocean waves called
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Tsunamis
7
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The source of an earthquake creates
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Seismic waves that travel outward
