Rock Cycle
rocks formed from the cooling of magma or lava
Determining the actual age of an event or object is called _____________.`
This theory states that the Earth’s lithosphere, or crust, is broken into plates that move in different directions at different speeds.
What is the theory of plate tectonics?
The part of Earth that is frozen water.
Atmospheric movement created by convection cause by the unequal heating of the earth by the sun.
rocks formed from the sediment of weathered rock being compacted and cemented together.
when the age of something is determined by comparing the object to other objects.
A breeze blowing toward the land from the sea, especially during the day owing to the relative warmth of the land.
rocks formed by heat and pressure.
Remains that provide physical evidence of Earth’s Evolution.
The mixture of mostly invisible gases that surround Earth.
What is the atmosphere?
A breeze blowing toward the sea from the land, especially at night, owing to the relative warmth of the sea.
The processes that break down rock. Can be physical or chemical. Produces sediment.
Complete the statement: The law of superposition states _______________.
The law of superposition states that older rock layers, or strata, will always fall beneath younger rock layers.
The collision of plates at Convergent boundaries forms ____________.
The movement that transfers heat within fluids and air (gas) caused by density differences.
The processes that move sediment, or weathered rock from one place to another.
Divergent plates move apart.
Transform plates slide past each other.
The average weather conditions of a particular place over long periods of time.`
Energy transferred by electromagnetic waves without direct contact.