rock cycle
what is the rock cycle
what is the process of melting, cooling, erosion, compaction, and intense pressure.
Thermal energy is known as this
What is The total kinetic energy of an object
what are plate tectonics
the scientific theory that Earth's outer shell (lithosphere) is divided into several large, rigid slabs called tectonic plates that glide slowly over a hotter, softer layer called the asthenospher
what is Natural Selection
What is the process where organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and reproduce
what is evolution
the process of change in the heritable traits of biological populations over successive generations
what is sediment
solid material—such as sand, dirt, minerals, or organic matter—that settles at the bottom of a liquid, or is moved and deposited by water, wind, or ice
what is conduction
the transfer of heat or electricity directly through a substance or between materials in physical contact, caused by molecular collisions.
what forms at divergent plate boundaries
what is volcanoes
if the groun of an area is green and there are green bugs and yellow bugs, which type of bugs is more likely to survive
what is the green bugs
who came up with the theory of evolution
who is Charles Darwin
what is compaction and cementation?
what is the process that transforms loose sediment into solid Sedimentary rock
what is radiation
what is energy that travels from a source in the form of high-speed particles or electromagnetic waves
what is Convergent Boundaries
area where two tectonic plates move toward each other and collide
what is rock cycle
a continuous, geological process that describes how rocks change from one type to another—igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic—over millions of years
what is convecion
the transfer of heat through the physical movement of a fluid (liquid or gas), where warmer, less-dense areas rise and cooler, denser areas sink
what is Weathering
the breakdown or dissolving of rocks and minerals on or near Earth's surface through physical, chemical, and biological processes