Geology Definitions – Chapters 8
&9 in Science Probe
Name: __________
Skim read
Chapters 8 and 9, pausing to define the following words:
Crust
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Mantle
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Outer core
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Inner core
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Pangaea
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Mid- ocean ridge
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Plate tectonics
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Continental Crust
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Oceanic Crust
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Divergent Boundaries
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Convergent Boundaries
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Subduction zone
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Mountain
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Plateaus
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Transform fault boundaries
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Earthquakes
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Aseismic waves
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Aftershocks
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Tsunamis
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Volcano
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Hot Spots
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