Description

Scientists who study Earth
A solid combination of rock or other minerals
Rock that forms from magma or lava
An igneous rock that forms at Earths surface
A boundary at which tectonic plates move away from each other
Secondary waves
A large sea wave generated by an underwater earthquake, volcano, or landslide
The principle that geologic process operates the same as in the past
The color of a minerals powder
Rock that has been changed by temperate, pressure or wit hot water
A series of procces in which rocks continuesly change from one type to another
A boundary at which tectonic plates slide past each other in differnt directions
A wave that travels along the surface
A mountain that forms when magma reaches the surface
The way a minerals surface reflects light
The theory that pieces of earth lithosphere move about slowly
The process by which ocianic crust sinks into the mantle
A mixture of molten rock and gasses
The rocky outer layer of the earth
Rocks that forms over time as sediment is squeezed and cemented together
A movement of Earths crust that occurs when rocks in the crust suddenly shift
A thick layer of hot but solid rock beneath earths crust
A minerals tendency to split along well defined planes
An ancient super continent formed about 300 million years ago
Vibrations that carry the energy realeased during an earthquake
A huge depression at the top of a volcano created when the central vent and magma chamber collapse after and eruption
The dense sphere at earths center
The resistance of a minerals to scratching
An igneous rock that forms under ground from hardend magma
A boundary at which tectonic plates collide
Primary waves caused by earth quakes
A break in earths crust

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Tectonic Hazards

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Earth Science

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rocks and minerals

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