Vocabulary:
Dynamic Earth Processes - Plate tectonics


























abyssal hill

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What appear to be smaller hills on the surface of the seafloor. Prime example - the texture of the seafloor on the west side of the Atlantic Ocean.

abyssal plain

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TBA.

aerial view

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A view from above; a bird's-eye view.

age of rocks

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anomaly

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apparent polar wander

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asthenosphere

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atoll

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Benioff-Wadati zone

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buoyancy

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continental margin

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continental rise

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continental shelf

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continental slope

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convection

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core

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cross-section:

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A two-dimensional diagram showing the cutaway view of the interior of the Earth's rock.

crust

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cyclic

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experiment

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evidence

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fissure

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flood basalt

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fracture zone

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geothermal gradient

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Gondwanaland

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graben

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gravity

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guyot

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half-spreading rate

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hazard

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A source of potential harm from past, current, or future exposures.

historical

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horst

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hotspot

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investigation

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island arc

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isostatic equilibrium

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lahar

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lithosphere

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Long Valley Caldera

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mantle

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map

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midocean ridge

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model

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morphology

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observation

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off-axis volcanism

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nuée ardente

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oceanic island

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paleomagnetic anomaly

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paleomagnetism

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plateau

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plate margin

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potential energy

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process

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radioactive decay

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risk

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The probability that something will cause injury or harm.

rift valley

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seafloor spreading

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seamount

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secular

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simulation

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spreading rate

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subduction

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subduction zone

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submarine canyon

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submarine fan

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supercontinent

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transform fault

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trench

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tsunami

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turbidite

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visualization

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volcanic arc

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volcano

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