Plates
Divergent boundaries, Convergent boundaries, and transform boundaries
the different types of plate boundaries
What are the main layers of the Earth?
core, mantle, crust
What part of the rock cycle creates sediments?
erosion and weathering
what is the rock cycle?
series of processes that create and change the types of rocks
Theory proposed by Alfred Wegener that stated the continents were once together in one supercontinent and slowly drifted apart
How are earthquakes associated with plate boundaries
Name the different types of rocks.
Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary
Why do the plates move?
convection currents within Earths mantle
What natural hazard also produces a tsunamis?
Earthquakes
How is erosion different from weathering?
Erosion carries the broken rock away somewhere else. Weathering the broken rock stays.
the process in the rock cycle that binds together the sediment from weathering and erosion
Cementation
What types of landforms do convergent plate boundaries form?
What is deep-ocean trench, volcanoes, and volcano mountains
Name the evidence Alfred Wegener used for his theory.
Fossil Evidence
Continental Fit
Glacial Evidence
Landform and Rock Layers
how does sedimentary rock change into metamorphic rock?
Heat and Pressure
process of rock turning into magma
melting
What occurs at divergent plate boundaries?
Plates move apart
Why did people not believe in the continental drift theory?
Didnt explain the how and why the plates move.
The process when sand and sediments settle on bottom of body of water
Deposition
the process by which igneous rocks are formed
crystallization
what are all rocks made out of ?
Minerals