rock cycle
wheathering
ocean floor
plate tectonics
earthquakes
100
sedimentary rock turns into this with heat and pressure
What is metamorphic rock
100
it breaks down rocks into sediments
What is weathering
100
a raised part of the ocean floor
What is an ocean ridge
100
when plates move towards each other
What is a convergent boundry
100
what is the shaking of the ground called
What is an earthquake
200
sediments turn into this with compaction and cemention
What is sedimentary rock
200
it occurs when rocks are broken apart by physical process
What is mechanical weathering
200
a deep slope in the seabed
What is a continental slope
200
when plates move away from each other
What is a divergent boundry
200
the surface along which rocks break and move
What is a fault
300
metamorphic rock turns into this with melting and cooling
What is igneous rock
300
it occurs when chemical changes dissolve the minerals in rocks or change them into different minerals
What is chemical weathering
300
a shallow under water ledge
What is a continental shelf
300
when plates move apart
What is a transform boundry
300
it pulls rocks apart
What is a normal fault
400
igneous rock turns into this with heat and pressure and weathering and erosian
What is metamorphic rock
400
if a rock gets changed by physical process what type of weathering is it
What is mechanical weathering
400
a large flat area on the sea floor
What is an abyssal plane
400
the theory that the plates of earths lithosphere interact with each other
What is the theory of plate tectonics
400
it squeezes rocks together
What is a reverse fault
500
the cycle of rocks
What is the rock cycle
500
if a rock is changed by something like acid rain what is that type of wheathering called
What is chemical weathering
500
an opening in the oceanic crust
What is a rift
500
the study of the movement of large-scale structural features on earths crust
What is tectonics
500
it slides the rocks past each other
What is a transform fault
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