Vocab 1
a layer or layers of bent plastically deformed rock
Fault
the downward movement of rock or soil due to gravity
mass movement
What are the types of volcanos?
Shield
Cinder
Composite
True or False. The looser together the material the less porosity it has.
False
True of False. Mass movements are classified by rate, speed, and type of material moving.
True
a hill or mountain formed by the extrusion of lava, ash or rock fragments
Volcano
the area of land that drains into a stream
Watershed
What are the 3 types of stresses caused by tectonic plate?
compression
tension
shear
What are the 2 types of glaciers?
alpine glacier
continental glaciers
What is the difference between stalactites and stalagmites?
Stalactites are pointed rocks hanging from the ceiling and stalagmites are pointed rocks that come up from the ground.
each of the spaces where water is stored as it moves through the water cycle
reservoir
the percentage of the volume of a rock or sediment that consists of open space
porosity
In what 3 ways does rock respond to these stresses?
fracture
deform elastically
deform plastically
What 3 things does a deep water basin include?
abyssal plains
seamounts
ocean trenches
How do waves erode rock?
Crashing into the rock and dissolving rock away
a smaller stream that flows into a larger one
tributaries
the removal and transport of pieces of preexisting rock
erosion
How are warped mountains formed?
The crust is heaved upward due to magma pushing from underneath
What are the 3 main parts of the ocean floor?
continental margins
ocean basins
midocean ridges
Write the 4 ways running water can erode.
downcutting
meander
delta
floodplain
the ease with which fluids flow through the pore spaces in sediments and rocks
permeability
the disintegration or decomposition of rock at or near earth's surface
weathering
What is the difference between plateaus and plains?
Plateaus are lifted by great tectonic forces while plains are just accumulated sediment
What are the 3 steps to the water cycle in order?
water evaporates as a gas
stored in the atmosphere as a gas
gavity pulls it back down to earth as rain, snow, sleet or hail as a liquid or a solid
What are the 6 classifications of mass movement?
slide
landslide
flow
earthflows
mudflows
creep