Plate Tectonics
This type of plate boundary occurs when plates move away from each other.
What is a divergent boundary?
This rock forms when magma or lava cools and solidifies.
What is igneous rock?
The process that breaks rock into smaller pieces without moving it.
What is weathering?
These thin, wispy clouds form high in the atmosphere.
What are cirrus clouds?
Wind moves from areas of this type of pressure to areas of lower pressure.
What is high pressure?
This type of fault occurs when plates slide past each other horizontally.
This type of fault occurs when plates slide past each other horizontally.
Fossils are most commonly found in this type of rock.
What is sedimentary rock?
The movement of sediment by water, wind, ice, or gravity.
What is erosion?
These puffy white clouds are usually associated with fair weather.
What are cumulus clouds?
The movement of air caused by differences in pressure.
What is wind?
This specific plate boundary forms mountains with some volcanoes.
What is a convergence boundary / Cont - Oceanic
Heat and pressure can change rock into this type.
What is metamorphic rock?
This landform forms where a river enters an ocean or lake and slows down.
What is a delta?
These thick, layered clouds often bring fair weather.
What are nimbostratus clouds?
The process where sediments are pressed and glued together to form rock.
What are compaction and cementation?
These wind-formed hills of sand are common in deserts.
What are sand dunes?
These towering storm clouds produce thunderstorms and severe weather.
What are cumulonimbus clouds?
This fan-shaped deposit forms at the base of a mountain where water slows suddenly.
What is an alluvial fan?
This process occurs when water vapor cools and forms liquid droplets that create clouds.
What is condensation?
This instrument measures air pressure and helps meteorologists predict changes in weather.
What is a barometer?