The Rock Cycle
How do you turn a igneous rock into a metamorphic rock?
By applying heat and pressure
Which boundary slides next to the other but doesn't collide with it?
Transform boundary
What is the outermost layer of the Earth?
The crust
What are the three main categories that rocks can be sorted into?
Sedimentary, igneous, and metamorphic
Do divergent boundaries have earthquakes, volcanoes, or both?
Divergent boundaries have weak earthquakes and small volcanoes
What two things power the rock cycle?
The sun and the Earth's interior
What boundary separates two plates from each other?
Divergent boundaries
What is the innermost layer of the Earth?
The inner core
What does a sedimentary rock contain?
Sediments and dead animal fossils
Do ALL convergent boundaries have both earthquakes and volcanoes?
No
Melt it into lava or magma then solidify it.
What is Pangea?
The name of the continent when they all used to be connected.
Which layer or layers of the Earth is entirely liquid?
The outer core
What is weathering?
The creation of smaller pieces of rock (sediments) through physical or chemical means.
Why aren't there volcanoes or earthquakes in Wisconsin?
There are no plate boundaries in or around Wisconsin
What is the definition of erosion?
Erosion is the moving of sediments from their original position
What is the movement of tectonic plates powered by?
Geothermal energy
Which layer or layers are made out of iron?
The inner and outer core
What are the three requirements that a rock has to meet for it to be considered a rock?
It has to be solid, made of mineral or mineral-like material, and has to occur naturally.
Convergent oceanic-oceanic boundaries have both volcanoes and earthquakes. But when they collide they make what?
Trenches
What is the definition of deposition?
The settling out of sediment
What is the plate tectonic theory?
The Earth's solid outer crust is separated into plates that "float" around on the upper mantle.
In what form does the Earth lose energy?
In the form of heat
Botite gneiss, Schist abbite, marble
What is the highest magnitude of an earthquake ever recorded?
In 1960 there was an earthquake with the magnitude of 9.5