Science Chp. 5 notes
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nelsonshelby2013 on December 7, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
| old mountains | flat, no jagged peaks, rolling hills, wide valleys |
| if an area has a network of faults, what will this area also have? | earthquakes |
| mountain range | group lf mountains with the same general shape and stucture |
| summit | highest point |
| what do mountain ranges make up? | mountain systems |
| mature mountains | slope less steep, peak worn down |
| mountain | landform that reaches a high elevation |
| folding | bending, curving, and wrinkling of rock layers |
| why do mountains change? | crust is built up or broken down |
| young mountain | steep slopes, peaks sharp and jagged, narrow valleys |
| elevation | height of a point on Earth abover or below sea level |
| fracture | a break in a rock |
| what do layers look like? | waves |
| what do mountain systems make up? | two mountain belts |
| fault | movement of rock along a fracture |
| syncline | downward fold |
| landform | physical feature on Earth's solid surface |
| anticline | upward fold |
| what is earths surface always doing? | changing |
| what is the fault in california? | San Andreas |
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