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Academic Encounters Chapter 2

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  • great damage or harm
    distruction
  • thin lines in something that is broken, but not separated into pieces
    cracks
  • The hypothesis that states that the continents once formed a single landmass, broke up, and drifted to their present locations
    continental drift
  • A bowl-shaped area that forms around a volcano's central opening
    crater
  • composite material made up of sand, gravel, and other materials that are mixed with water
    concrete
  • a large, broad piece of metal carried by people to protect themselves when fighting
    shield
  • to tell (someone) about possible danger or trouble
    warn
  • a subject that people talk or write about sign
    topic
  • signals or events that show what might happen in the future
    sign
  • large from one side to the other; wide
    broad
  • Nutrients that occur naturally in rocks and soil
    Minerals
  • A very old animal or plant, or its shape, that you find in a rock; The preserved remains or traces of an organism that lived in the past
    Fossil
  • repeating one after the other in a regular pattern
    alternating
  • made of different parts or materials
    composite
  • Animals that carry their babies in a pocket of skin on the mother's body
    marsupial
  • a shape that is circular on one end and pointed on the other
    cone
  • a hole in Earths' crust; magma moves through it to Earth's surface
    vent
  • a talk or speech about a particular subject
    lecture
  • happening in many places and to many people
    widespread
  • A group of mountains, usually in a line.
    mountain range
  • show that something is probably true;
    suggest
  • moves easily,, without stopping
    flow
  • not flat; higher at one end than at the other
    sloping
  • A plan designed to protect workers, guests, and property in the case of disasters.
    emergency plan
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