Earth's Moving Surface
theory that Earth's surface is broken into large, rigid pieces that move with respect to each other
What are tectonic plates?
the vibrations caused by the rupture and sudden movement of rocks along a break or crack in Earth's crust
What is an earthquake?
the material formed from rocks broken down by weathering
What is sediment?
resources that can be replaced by natural processes in a relatively short amount of time
What are renewable resources?
a nice teacher with black hair, glasses, and a love for math
Who is Mrs.S?
process that occurs when one tectonic plate moves under another
crack or fracture in Earth's crust
What is a fault?
mechanical and chemical process that change Earth's surface over time
What is weathering?
nonrenewable resource used to power cars, homes, lamps, ect...
What are fossil fuels?
a fun website that the 6th graders go on when all their work is done
What is CoolMathGames?
when tectonic plates move away from each other
What is a divergent boundary?
used to determine how much energy is used during an earthquake
What is magnitude?
laying down or settling of eroded material
What is deposition?
a brownish material formed when bacteria pressured on plants
What is peat?
a popular 2020 spaced theme mobile game many people played during the Covid Lockdown
What is Among Us?
the circulation within fluids caused by differences in density and thermal energy
What is convection?
molten rock stored beneath Earth's surface
What is magma?
downhill movement of a large mass of rocks or soil due to gravity
What is mass wasting?
a marine organism that formed oil and natural gas
What is plankton?
the smartest boy in 6th grade
Who is Adian Buchan?
tool used to measure the distance, speed, and direction of tectonic plates
What is GPS?
long, narrow mountains formed by magma at divergent boundaries
What are mid-ocean ridges?
large masses of ice, formed by snow accumulation on land, that move slowly across Earth's surface
What are glaciers?
energy released from atomic reactions
What is nuclear energy?
What is Mckenzie Medina?