Earth Science Vocab

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Type of plate boundary shown in the image?

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Divergent boundary

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Type of plate boundary in image?

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Convergent boundary

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Type of plate boundary in the image?

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Transform boundary

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Preserved remains or trace of a once-living thing.

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Fossil

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Sudden movement and shaking of the earth’s crust.

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Earthquake

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Age of rocks from radioactive decay.

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Radiometric dating

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Loss of many species in a short time.

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Mass extinction

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Movement of Earth's land masses relative to each other.

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Continental drift

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Time for half of a radioactive isotope to decay.

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Half-life

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Stationary point on Earth's surface with long-term volcanism.

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