rock cycle
earth's layers
tectonic plates
plate boundaries
landforms and geological events
100
when you create a new rock by adding heat and pressure
What is a metamorphic rock
100
The outer most layer of the earth
What is the crust
100
The tectonic plate that includes Europe and asia
What is Eurasia
100
when two plate push together
What is a convergent boundary
100
A geological event that occurs when continental plates converge or push together. ex- the rocky mountains
What is mountains
200
When you create a rock by melting and then cooling
What is an igneous rock
200
The layer of the earth that is found in the crust and the mantle
What is the lithosphere
200
The tectonic plate that has the Andes mountains and Brazil
What is the South American Plate
200
when two plates move apart
What is a divergent boundary
200
You find many volcanoes at this type of boundary
What is a subduction zone
300
When oceanic deposits are squished down from the weight of all the layers pressing down
What is compaction
300
The layer of the earth made of molten metals
What is the outer core
300
The tectonic plate that has the ring of fire in it
What is Pacific plate
300
when two plates move side by side
What is a transform boundary
300
A geological event that occurs along plate boundaries when the plates shift suddenly and release stored energy.
What is an earthquake
400
a type of rock that is created after undergoing weathering, erosion, deposition, compaction, and cementation
What is a sedimentary rock
400
The most dense layer of all the layers.
What is the inner core
400
The tectonic plate that Texas is located in
What is the North American Plate
400
when the more dense plate is pushed under the less dense plate into the mantle
What is a subduction zone
400
Occurs along the ocean floor at divergent boundaries. The ocean floor moves apart, allowing magma to come up and create new ocean floor.
What is sea floor spreading
500
When water breaks down or moves rock
What is erosion
500
The layer that moves like a flowing solid. The tectonic plates float on top of it
What is the asthenosphere
500
The two plates that touch and cause earthquakes in california
What is the pacific plate and the north american plate
500
They type of crust that is dense and thin
What is oceanic crust
500
The name of the super continent in which all the tectonic plates were together
What is pangea
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