General Vocab
Large sections of the lithosphere
What are tectonic plates?
An area of raised land at a convergent boundary
What is a mountain range?
A type of convergent boundary where one tectonic plate slides underneath another
What is subduction?
Types of changes and movement that are caused by the heat in Earth's core, such as the movement of lithospheric plate
What are internal geological processes?
An area of subduction in oceanic plates
What is a trench?
A type of volcano with a large cone and very fluid lava
What is a shield volcano?
Types of changes caused by solar energy, with effects seen on the surface of Earth
What are external geological processes?
A portion of continental crust that is submerged under shallow water
What is a continental shelf?
The emplacement of magma within and on the outer layers of Earth
What is magmatism?
The change of elevation on Earth's surface caused by geological features like mountains, valleys, and plateaus
What is relief?
A divergent boundary in the ocean where new sea floor is created
What is a rift?
The process in which new mountains are created
What is orogenesis?
Threats to humans and our environment originating from geological processes
What is seismic and volcanic risk?
Small rock fragments that are ejected during a volcanic eruption
What is lapilli?
The process in which rocks are changed by extreme heat, pressure, or chemical substances
What is metamorphism?