Volcanoes
Where is magma stored underground?
Magma chamber
Rocks that form as a result of pressure and heat being applied to a previously existing rock are called?
Metamorphic rocks
What are the two types or earthquake waves?
P-waves and S-waves OR Surface waves and Body waves
What is a convergent boundary?
A boundary where two plates are pushing towards each other
A volcano that can no longer erupt is considered?
Extinct
What type of rocks do fossils most commonly form in?
Where is the epicenter of an earthquake located?
Directly above the focus on the surface
What is a transform-fault boundary?
A boundary where plates slide past each other
Silica causes magma to be?
thicker
What is chemical weathering?
Damage to rocks caused by chemical reactions
What are scientists who study earthquakes called?
Seismologists
Are oceanic or continental plates denser?
Oceanic
What type of volcano stays relatively flat?
Shield volcanoes
What is sediment?
Tiny pieces of rock, shell, or sand
Where are earthquakes most common?
Along plate boundaries
What are divergent boundaries?
Boundaries where the plates pull away from each other
These volcanoes are made of mostly bits of rock dust and ash
Cinder cones
Nam three kinds of physical weathering
Ex: Wind, frost wedging, water, glacial weathering, root wedging
What is a fault?
A break in the earth
What are subduction boundaries?
Boundaries where one plate sinks below the other