Rocks
The name for the series of processes that change rock from one type to another.
The Rock Cycle
The remains, imprints, or traces of ancient organisms
Fossils
The name of the theory that states that continents have moved over time.
The Theory of Continental Drift
The theory that states that pieces of Earth's lithosphere are in constant motion
Plate Tectonics
The type of boundary that forms when two plates slide past each other.
Transform Boundary
These types of rocks are formed from the deposition of sediment in layers over many years.
Sedimentary Rock
Sedimentary Rock
The name of the supercontinent that existed over 300 million years ago
Pangaea
The location in the ocean where sea-floor spreading occurs.
Mid-Ocean Ridge
The type of boundary that forms when two plates collide or come together.
Convergent Boundary
These types of rocks are formed when magma or lava cool.
Igneous Rocks
The name of scientists who study fossils and the history of life on Earth.
Paleontologists
The name of the scientist who came up with the Theory of Continental Drift
Alfred Wegener
The location in the ocean where subduction occurs.
Deep-Ocean Trench
The type of boundary that forms when two plates move away from each other.
Divergent Boundary
These rocks form when an existing rock undergoes extreme heat and pressure.
Metamorphic Rock
Index fossils tell us this about the rocks that surround it.
Relative Age
Landforms, Fossils, and Climate
The major volcanic belt around the Pacific Ocean.
The Ring of Fire
The type of boundary at which you would see sea-floor spreading occur.
Divergent Boundary
The three types of rocks are named because of this.
How They Form
The name for a fossil of a footprint, trail, burrow, or other trace of an animal rather than of the animal itself.
Trace Fossil
The reason why Wegener's Theory of Continental Drift was initially rejected by scientists.
This process in the mantle is what helps push the tectonic plates, causing them to move.
Convection Currents
The type of boundary at which you would see subduction occur
Convergent Boundary