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    Mountains form through tectonic activity such as colliding tectonic plates, which form folded mountains at the edges of plates. Volcanic mountains form when molten rock erupts from the earth's crust, creating structures like shield volcanoes and domes. Valleys form between mountains through erosion or tectonic folding of the earth's crust. Earthquakes are caused by the slow movement of tectonic plates grinding against each other, building elastic strain energy until it is suddenly released in the form of seismic waves originating from the earthquake hypocenter.

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    Mountains form through tectonic activity such as colliding tectonic plates, which form folded mountains at the edges of plates. Volcanic mountains form when molten rock erupts from the earth's crust, creating structures like shield volcanoes and domes. Valleys form between mountains through erosion or tectonic folding of the earth's crust. Earthquakes are caused by the slow movement of tectonic plates grinding against each other, building elastic strain energy until it is suddenly released in the form of seismic waves originating from the earthquake hypocenter.

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    2 Cue Cards Geology

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    Mountains form through tectonic activity such as colliding tectonic plates, which form folded mountains at the edges of plates. Volcanic mountains form when molten rock erupts from the earth's crust, creating structures like shield volcanoes and domes. Valleys form between mountains through erosion or tectonic folding of the earth's crust. Earthquakes are caused by the slow movement of tectonic plates grinding against each other, building elastic strain energy until it is suddenly released in the form of seismic waves originating from the earthquake hypocenter.

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    Mountains - formed gradually or dramatically by cataclysmic activity Valleys - form between mountains or erosion (riverbed canyons) or mild tectonic

    folding (syncline trough) TECTONIC MOUNTAINS tectonic plates colliding syncline - ground/rocks bend downward during the folding process anticline - ground rocks bend upward during the folding process Folded Mountains edges of two adjacent rock layers pushed together Upward Folds anticlines !ownward Fold syncline Fault-Block mountains sharp-edged made by huge movement of plates on a dip-slip fault" often mark fault lines which created them

    olcanic mountains - molten rock erupts from hole in earth#s crust St!atocones Mountain lava released evenly forms a symmetrical mountain which looks like a cone"

    largest- $auna %ea &awaii !omed mountain lava builds up under thin area beneath crust bubble forms and forces up in a rounded shape"

    dome
    .ava comes from under 0 it,s like a blister

    O"li#ue Slip Faults $ %ip Slip and St!ike Slip Faults -grinding together two sides from many angles and directions 'onvergent - general movement of plates where they meet are colliding 'onvergent plate boundaries two plates slide towards and push against each other" stress created causes earth(uakes T&is type o' "ounda!y is usually (&e!e a !e e!se 'ault is located" !ivergent plates sp!eading apa!t can cause ea!t&#uakes no!mal 'ault located t&e!e )ubduction *hrust Faults and +ormal Faults push one plate do(n into earth,s $-+*./

    Earthquakes source of earthquakes = movement of the tectonic plates Earthquake - is any trembling or shaking of the earth's crust. Tremors = weak earthquakes 1. The Elastic Rebound Theory plates grind slowly against each other like an elastic, energy builds, gives way until rocks have to move (cause earthquake) eismic !aves energy released moves in waves through the earth (lowfrequency acoustic energy) ". #ocus or $ypocenter of an Earthquake point at which an earthquake originates % &. Epicenter of an earthquake - area of the earth's surface directly above the focus effects most severe in this area.

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