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GEOLOGY 101 TERMS AND DEFINITIONS 2024.
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GEOLOGY 101 TERMS AND DEFINITIONS 2024Subduction
A geological process in which one edge of a crustal plate is forced downward into the mantle below another plate and melted
Asthenosphere
The lower part of the mantle
Lithosphere
The upper part of the mantle and the crust
Atmosphere
The air and area that is above the crust and below space
Core
The extremely hot, solid, and dense center of the earth, which is believed to be composed of iron and nickel
Mantle
Between the core and the crust, liquid that consists of compounds of oxygen iron silicon, magnesium etc,
Convergent Boundary When plates move toward each other
Divergent Boundary
When plates move away from each other
Transform Boundary
When plates move past each other in opposite directions
Sediment
A type of rock that forms when particles from other rocks or the remains of plants and animals are pressed and cemented together
Lithification
Cementation or otherwise consolidation of sediment into sedimentary rock
Geology
Study of Earth's materials
Igneous Rock
A type of rock that forms from the cooling of molten rock on or below the surface
Magma
Molten rock beneath the earth's surface
Metamorphic Rock
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