HappyThursday Word Definition Example or picture Geology Core Mantle Crust Convection cells Current in mantle Tectonic plate Parts of the crust that move. Divergent Plates that move apart Convergent Plates that move together Subduction One plate moves under the other Transform Plates move past each other. Weathering Breaking down rock Erosion Movement of rock glaciers Sheet of ice on land
Word Definition Example or picture Contential glacier Ice on a continent Volcano An opening in the earth where magma reaches the surface. Lava Magma that has reached the surface. Seismic waves The waves made from an earthquake. Earthquake Movement of earth’s crust Focus Where the earthquake occurs Epicenter Earthquakes location of the surface Magnitude Amount of shaking tsunami A huge wave caused by an earthquake under water. Mass wasting A big landslide
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