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Geology
The science that comprises the study of the solid Earth and the processes by which it is shaped and changed.
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continental collision
Earth science; Geology
Convergence of two continental plates. Such a convergence between the Indian and Eurasian plates is responsible for producing the Himalayas.
continental crust
Earth science; Geology
The rigid, outer layer of relatively low density rock that makes up the continents.
continental drift
Earth science; Geology
A hypothesis proposed by Alfred Wegener suggesting that the continents are not stationary, but have 'drifted' through time. Plate tectonics is the name for the theory that provided the evidence ...
continental volcanoes
Earth science; Geology
In the typical "continental" environment, volcanoes are located in unstable, mountainous belts that have thick roots of granite or granitelike rock. Magmas, generated near the base of the mountain ...
contour lines
Earth science; Geology
Parallel lines used on topographic maps to show the shape and elevation of the land. They connect points of equal elevations.
cordilleran ice sheet
Earth science; Geology
Ice cap that grew in western North America during the Pleistocene Epoch. It began growing first in Canada, eventually covering much of British Columbia, Alaska, the northern U.S., and parts of ...
convergent plate boundary
Earth science; Geology
A boundary in which two plates collide. The collision can be between two continents (continental collision), an relatively dense oceanic plate and a more buoyant continental plate (subduction zone) ...
