earth science vocabulary i. a physical feature on earth’s surface
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Earth Science Vocabulary I
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A physical feature on Earth’s surface
landform
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A rigid block of crust and upper mantle rock
plate
A theory of how Earth’s continents move over its
surface
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continental drift
The dropping off of soil and rock particles by waves, wind, running
water, or glaciers
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deposition
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A mountain formed by lava and ash
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volcano
Hot, soft rock from Earth’s lower mantle
magma
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A super continent containing all of Earth’s land that existed about 225 million years ago
Pangaea
A shaking of the ground caused by the sudden release of energy in
Earth’s crust
earthquake
A break or place where pieces of Earth’s crust
move
fault
The remains or traces of past life found in sedimentary rock
fossil
A ridge of sand created by wind, found in deserts or near lakes and oceans
sand dune
The thin, outer layer of Earth
crust
The layer of rock beneath Earth’s crust
mantle
the center of the Earth
core
A low triangular area where a river divides before entering a
larger body of water
delta
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