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Constructive and Destructive Forces Plate : A section of Earth’s crust and mantle that fits together with other sections like puzzle pieces.

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2 Constructive and Destructive Forces

3 Plate : A section of Earth’s crust and mantle that fits together with other sections like puzzle pieces.

4 Earthquake : A shaking of the Earth’s surface, caused by movement of rocks in the crust.

5 Epicenter : the point of the Earth’s surface directly above the focus of an earthquake.

6 Fault : A crack in the Earth’s crust.

7 Magma : Melted rock that is beneath Earth’s surface.

8 Lava : molten rock that flows from a volcano onto Earth’s surface.

9 Volcano : A mountain that forms as molten rock flows through a crack onto Earth’s surface.

10 There are 3 types of Volcanoes : 1.Composite Volcanoes 2. Shield Volcanoes 3. Cinder Cone Volcanoes

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16 Tectonic Plates

17 Ring of Fire

18 Delta : An area of new land at the mouth of a river.

19 Erosion : The process of moving sediment by wind, moving water, or ice.

20 Jetty : A wall like structure that sticks out into the ocean.

21 Landform : A natural land shape or feature.

22 Sand dune : A hill of sand, made and shaped by wind.

23 Sinkhole : A large hole formed when the roof of a cave collapses.

24 Topography : Surface landforms of an area.

25 Weathering : A process of breaking down rock.


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