| A | B |
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| Geology | the study of the physical matter of the Earth |
| Geologist | scientist that specializes in geology |
| Geologic process | any process that results in geologic change. |
| Faulting | the process by which cracks (faults) form in the earth |
| Volcanism | the process by which volcanoes form |
| Erosion | the process by which soil and rock are moved from one place to another |
| Soil | dirt, earth |
| Solid | hard, different from liquids and gases |
| Liquid | able to flow, take the shape of its container |
| Thin | having little extent, skinny |
| Thick | having great extent, wide |
| Rocky | made of rocks, jagged |
| Brittle | weak and easy to break or crack |
| Layer | level |
| Dynamic | constantly in motion, constantly changing |
| Smash | crash, collide |
| Slide | to move smoothly along a surface |
| Geology | In college, Mr. Crosson studied _____________. |
| Geologist | Mr. Crosson stopped studying geology because he realized he did not want to be a ____________. |
| Geologic process | There are many different ___________ __________ that shape the Earth. |
| Faulting | _________ happens at plate boundaries, but also sometimes in the middle of plates. |
| Volcanism | __________ causes volcanoes all along plate boundaries. |
| Erosion | Farmers have to worry about __________ because erosion can destroy their farms. |
| Soil | When you work in a garden, you will get __________ under your fingernails |
| Solid | Ice is _________. Water is liquid. Steam is gas. |
| Liquid | Ice is solid. Water is _________. Steam is gas. |
| Thin | You probably will not be a football player if you are too ________. |
| Thick | I like a _______, juicy hamburger, not those nasty meat frisbees from McDonald’s. |
| Rocky | He fell down the _______ hill, breaking both of his legs. |
| Brittle | The old lady was in the hospital for three weeks after her fall; her bones are so _________. |
| Layer(s) | When you are talking about a cake, the Earth, or clothing, you can talk about __________. |
| Dynamic | Soccer is a __________ sport. |
| Smash | I’m so mad I want to _________ my computer against the wall! |
| Slide | Hockey is a sport in which players __________ a puck on ice. |
| Subduction | One plate getting pushed under another |
| Subduction | Convergent boundaries result in collision and __________. |
| Trench | A long depression in the earth |
| Trench | Subduction results in _________, volcanoes, and mountains. |
| Hot spot | A place in the mantle where a lot of magma comes up |
| Hot spot | Hawaii was formed by a _____________. |
| Collision | Smashing, crashing |
| Collision | Continental _________ results in mountains. |
| Ridge | A continuous group of hills or mountains |
| Ridge | A mid-ocean _________ forms at an underwater divergent boudary. |
| Fissure | A tear in the earth |
| Fissure | _________ volcanoes occur happen at divergent boundaries |
| Rift | A really big fissure |
| Rift | There is a divergent boundary in Africa which has caused a huge _______ valley |
