Earth Science

1. Longest mountain range in the world.
3. waves / a seismic wave that moves through the interior of the earth.
6. refers to the forces and events that lead to a large structural deformation of Earth's lithosphere.
7. a term derived from a Greek word "tekton".
13. elevated portions of land that are formed by geologic activities such as faulting.
14. small earthquakes that commonly precede a major earthquake.
15. Ortelius / who developed and published "Theartrum Orbis Terrarum".
16. the study of the extended climatic conditions of past geologic ages.
19. Boundary zone where two lithospheric plates move apart from each other
20. waves / waves that cause the most damage to buildings and other structures.
22. Oldest mountain range in North America
25. also called table mountains.
26. Fault Boundary is a zone between two plates that slide horizontally past one another.
28. the border between two tectonic plates
30. flat and broad land areas that have no great changes in elevation when measured with reference to the mean sea level.

2. refers to a large wave that moves up and down instead of forward.
4. typically a low-lying triangular area located at the mouth of rivers where it meets an ocean, a sea, or an estuary.
5. mountain that opens downward to a reservoir of molten rock called magma below the surface of the earth.
8. / any sudden shaking of the ground caused by the passage of seismic waves through Earth’s rocks.
9. Boundary it occurs where two plates are pushing toward each other
10. scientific study of landforms and the processes that shape them
11. Wegener / he proposed the continential drift theory.
12. defined as the natural physical features on the surface of the Earth.
17. crust the solid ground where you stand.
18. Largest mountain system in Europe
21. Range / the highest mountain system and also the youngest in the world.
23. / location on Earth's surface that have experienced active volcanic activities for a long period of time.
24. Japanese word for "big wave in the port".
27. Junction the point at which three plate boundaries meet.
29. crack across which the rocks have been offset first.