Boundaries
Huge moving pieces of land underneath the Earth's crust
Tectonic Plates
This small piece of land is completed surrounded by water
Island
Which layer of Earth can you find all living things?
Crust
Rocks that are formed when small broken up pieces of other rocks get glued together
Sedimentary Rocks
True or False: All volcanoes are also mountains
True
Two plates that COLLIDE with each other are called?
Convergent Boundary
This canyon like land form is high with a flat surface
Plateau
What layer is the very center of Earth.
Inner Core
Rocks that are formed by volcanoes
Igneous Rocks
What is the difference between magma and lava?
Magma is melted rock underneath Earth's surface and it is called lava after it erupts from volcano
This movement of plates DIVIDES land
Divergent Boundary
This large body of water contains salt and covers approximately 75% of the Earth's surface
Ocean
This layer is made of melted metals such as iron and nickel
Outer Core
These rocks are formed when other rocks get buried underneath Earth's surface. The heat and pressure creates brand new rock
Metamorphic Rock
Why do cone volcanoes explode?
The thick lava builds up until the pressure is too great then it explodes
This boundary movement results in Earthquakes, Tsunamis and Tidal Waves
Transform Boundary
This landform is located in between mountains
Valleys
Earth's thickest layer
Mantle
The process of breaking up and wearing away rock by water, ice and wind
Weathering
When you look at a world map, where are most of the volcanoes located? What pattern do they form?
Ring of Fire
The San Andreas Fault is a transforming boundary located in which state?
California
This large area of flat grass land is great for farming and building
Plain
Scientist who study clues on the surface to learn about Earth's layers
Geologist
The process of GLUING sediments together is called what?
Cementation
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