Science Flashcards

Science (15 cards)

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Whats a dead load?

A

The weight of the structure itself.

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2
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Whats a igneous rock?

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Formed from cool magma or lava.

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3
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Whats crust?

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The outermost sold layer

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4
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Whats mantle?

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semi solid rock layer beneath the crust

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5
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What are 3 forces?

A

Tension, shear , torsion , gravity, friction , compression

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6
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whats a structure

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the way something is built, arranged, or organized

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7
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whats a sedimentary rock

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made from compressed layers of sediment

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8
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whats core

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made of a liquid outer core and a solid innercore

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9
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what are tectonic plates

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large, irregularly shaped slabs of Earth’s lithosphere (crust and upper mantle) that move independently

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10
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whats convergent

A

plates colliding

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11
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whats diverngent

A

plates move apart

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12
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whats transform

A

plates slide past eachother

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13
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whats earthquakes

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sudden shaking caused by movement of tectonic plates

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14
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whats volcanoes

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form when magma from beneath the earths crust erupts to the surface

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15
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whats erosion

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movement of rocks and soil by water, wind or ice

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