ROCKS
The three main types of rocks.
Igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks.
This is the term for the shaking of the ground caused by a sudden release of energy.
An earthquake
The process that breaks down rocks, soils, and minerals in situ (in place).
WEATHERING
The scientific theory that explains how Earth's lithosphere is broken into moving plates.
PLATE TECTONICS
What type of volcano is characterized by a broad, gently sloping profile and typically produces fluid lava flows?
This type of rock is formed from the cooling of magma or lava.
Igneous rock.
This is the instrument used to detect and record seismic waves.
A seismograph (or seismometer).
The transport of weathered rocks and minerals by agents such as water, ice, and wind.
EROSION
This type of boundary occurs where plates rip apart, causing volcanic activity and shallow earthquakes.
DIVERGENT PLATE BOUNDARY
THIS ROCK WOULD BE THE YOUNGEST (BOTTOM OR TOP ROCK)
TOP ROCK
This process, which creates sedimentary rock, involves the breakdown of existing rocks through contact with water, atmospheric gases, and biological organisms
Weathering (followed by erosion and deposition).
The paper or digital record of earthquake waves produced by the instrument.
A seismogram.
This material is created when broken-down rock pieces combine with organic material.
SOIL
This type of boundary occurs where one plate dives beneath another, often resulting in a line of volcanoes.
CONVERGENT
WEATHERED ROCKS AND MINERALS, DEAD PLANTS AND ANIMALS, AIR AND WATER
WHAT SOIL IS MADE UP OF
This type of rock forms when existing rocks are changed by heat, pressure, or chemical reactions.
Metamorphic rock.
Earthquakes most frequently occur at the boundaries of these large, moving sections of the Earth's crust.
tectonic plates
The top layer of soil, rich in organic matter.
This type of boundary occurs where plates slide past one another horizontally (e.g., the San Andreas Fault).
TRANSFORM
THE ROCK LAYER THAT IS MOSTLY ROCK
HORIZON R - BEDROCK
The continuous process by which rocks are created, changed, and destroyed is known as this cycle.
The rock cycle.
The specific location on the Earth's surface directly above where an earthquake originates.
the epicenter
The main agent behind both physical and chemical weathering.
The evidence for past plate movement includes similar types of these items found on continents now separated by vast oceans.
FOSSILS
WHICH IS NOT A TRACE FOSSIL?
NESTS, TRACKS, BURROWS, BONES
BONES