Rocks
Tectonic Plates
Earth's Interior
Earth's Geology
Weathering
100

What are the three types of rocks?

Sedimentary, Metamorphic, and Igneous

100

What are all the boundaries in tectonic plates?

Convergent, Divergent, and Transform Boundaries
100

How many layer are the most known in Earth?

3 (if not split mantle into 2)    crust, mantle, core

100

What did Alfred Wegener call the supercontinent?

Pangaea

100

What is it called when rocks fall off because of weathering?

Eroding

200

What type of rock is Obsidian?

Igneous

200

Where do rift valleys form?

Divergent boundaries

200

What layers does the Asthenosphere include?

the crust and the upper mantle
200

What forms on convergent boundaries?

Mountains, Trenches, and Volcanoes

200

What type of rocks can weathering make?

Sedimentary

300

What are the 2 types of Igneous rocks?

Intrusive Igneous and Extrusive Igneous

300

Where do ridges form?

Divergent boundaries

300

How are earthquakes formed?

Lithospheric plates moving

300

What makes up the most of Earth's surface?


Water

300

What causes eroding to happen?

Landslides and weathering

400

What type of rocks are crystals?

Metamorphic
400

What plate boundaries are involved in seafloor spreading?

Convergent and Divergent boundaries

400

What layer is involved in seafloor spreading?

the Asthenosphere

400

What boundary is a trench?

A Convergent Boundary

400

How can Igneous rocks cool off?

Weathering or the Sea

500
What makes a Sedimentary rock Metamorphic?

Heat and Pressure

500

Where do Metamorphic rocks form at?

Convergent Boundaries

500

What type of motion makes S-waves?

Side to Side

500

Where do seafloors emerge from?

The Ocean Ridges

500

What is one of the key parts to make Sedimentary Rocks?

Weathering and Erosion