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Plate
techtonics
folding
erosion
faulting
crust
Theory which states that the earths outer
shell consists of plantes that move causing
earthquakes volcanoes mountains and the
formation of new crust
Bending of rock layers
Wearing away of the earths surface followed
by movement to theo other locations of
materials that have worn away.
Movement along a crack or cracks in the
earthe crust
The outer layer of the crust
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pangea
super-continent which included all the earths
land masses.it existed from about 300
million to about 200 million years ago
sediments
Eroded materal that is deposited by water
wind or glacial ice
bedrock
Solid rock beneath the soil
fiord
Long, narrow inlet of the sea with steep
sides. Fiord were created by glaciers that
scraped out valleys. When the glaciers
melted the sea flooded the valleys.
lowlands
Areas of low elevation containing plains and
hills
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mantle
Layer between the core and the crust that
the plates float on
eras
A time period including several periods, but
smaller than an eon. Commonly recognized
eras are Precambrian, Paleozoic, Mesozoic,
and Cenozoic.
metamorphic
Type of rock formed when sedimentary and
igneous rocks are subjected to great heat
and pressure
escarpment
Steep cliff formed by erosion or faulting
Glaciers
Slow moving mass of ice
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cenozoic
Precambrian
igneous
highland
fossils
Most recent era of geologic time
which began about 66 million
years ago
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