Weather
How does air travel? From High pressure to Low pressure or Low pressure to High pressure?
High pressure to Low pressure
What causes the seasons?
Tilt of the Earth
What type of rock is known to be formed from solidified magma/lava?
Igneous rocks
What is it called when rocks are broken down into smaller pieces?
Weathering
The name of the scientist who proposed the theory of plate tectonics.
Alfred Wegener
What weather front is a warm front sandwiched between two cold fronts?
Occluded front
What is the name for a hole in the ground caused by the collapse of an underground cave?
Sinkhole
What type of rocks are known to be formed from tiny rocks cementing together?
Sedimentary rocks
This is the process that moves weathered materials
Erosion
What is the name of the supercontinent in Alfred Wegener's theory?
Pangea
Earth's layers of earth are ______ (in order)
what is crust, mantle, outer core, & inner core
What is the name of the process where one plate is pushed under another?
Subduction
What type of rocks are formed from undergoing heat and pressure?
Metamorphic rocks
What is the name of the process where broken-down rock is dropped in a location?
Deposition
The theory that explains volcanoes, earthquakes, seafloor spreading, and other concepts.
Theory of Plate Tectonics
What weather front can I expect the most severe weather?
Cold front
What layer of the Earth is responsible for the movement of the tectonic plates?
Asthenosphere
Where are the youngest layers of sedimentary rock going to be found?
The top
What are the THREE driving factors for erosion?
Wind, water, and gravity
What type of plate boundary would I expect to see the most earthquake activity?
Transform plate boundaries
What causes wind?
Uneven heating of the Earth's surface
Which layer of the Earth is known for being a liquid state of matter?
The outer core
The three categories of rocks
sedimentary, igneous, and metamorphic
Oxidation, acid rain, lichen dissolving rock, etc.
What is one reason we know our tectonic plates move?
Fit like a puzzle, plant/animal fossils, etc.