Stevie's A Boss

Geology

the study of the earth
Geologists

scientists who study the forces that make and shape earth
Rock

the material that forms earth's hard surface
Continents

great landmass
Constructive Forces

shape the surface by building up mountains and land masses
Destructive Forces

slowly wear away mountains and eventually every other feature on the surface
Seismic Waves

produced by earthquakes
Crust

layer of rock that forms earths outer surface.
Basalt

a dark dense rock with fine tecture
Granite

rock that has larger crystals then basalt and is not as dense

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Card Set

Stevie's A Boss

Description

Science Cards for Plate Tectonics

Updated

2012-05-02T13:12:37Z

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