What is the average tectonic plate thickness in the lithosphere 5. Term used when the earth surface is worn away by the chemical and mechanical actions of physical agents and the lower layers are exposed 6. Temperature variations are responsible to a great extent of ____
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What is the average tectonic plate thickness in the lithosphere
5. Term used when the earth surface is worn away by the chemical and
agents and the lower layers are exposed
6. Temperature variations are responsible to a great extent of ________________
7. Caused by a rapid change of temperature of a certain point
8. Sediments get dropped and deposited forming what are known as __________
9. 3 m height and 200 m long in average
10. waves starting to slow down and lose energy; shallow water; sheltered areas, eg bays; little or no wind
11. Located at 4km depth in earth’s surface
12. Massive granites and quartzite are typical examples
13. The release of sudden and extreme energy that is caused by shifting in the Earth's crust
14. Assigns earthquakes a number between 1 and 10 in order of increasing intensity
15. The ALPS in New Zealand are fold mountains created as the tiny ________ rotates clockwise against the
Eurasian plate to the north.
16. It is a mid-oceanic ridge, a divergent tectonic plate boundary located along the floor of the Pacific
Ocean.
17. River transport sediment by the processes of _______________
18. Selection of suitable quarry for the extraction of stones for structural and decorative purposes
19. It is an active Sinistral strike-slip fault in the Caribbean. 1842 Earthquake in Cap Haitien(M8.1)
20. Category of an earthquake in MERCALLI AND RICHTER SCALE if there is an obvious ground cracks;
railroad tracks bent; some landslides on steep hillsides.
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