Plate Tectonics
Ocean trenches are formed along lines where two plates __________ under the water.
What is converge?
In areas with frequent freezing and thawing, rocks weather rapidly because of the __________ of freezing water.
What is expansion?
The rock cycle diagram is not just a simple circle because:
What is it shows the complex processes and pathways through which rocks change from one type to another, involving multiple steps and interactions
A break in Earth's lithosphere along which movement occurs is called a(n) __________.
What is fault?
Plates slide past one another at __________ boundaries.
What are transform boundaries?
Mid-ocean ridges are formed along lines where two plates __________ under the water.
What is diverge?
Ice and plant roots are weathering agents because they:
What is they expand within cracks in rock to break the rock apart?
The molten material deep inside Earth from which igneous rocks form is called __________.
What is magma?
Volcanoes form at divergent plate boundaries when:
What is magma rises to fill the gap as plates move apart?
The Himalayan mountain range of India was formed at a __________ boundary.
What is convergent?
To avoid earthquakes, the best location choice would be:
What is the Great Lakes region?
Two examples of depositional environments are:
What are river deltas and beaches?
Metamorphic rocks can be classified as either __________ or __________.
What are foliated and non-foliated?
Volcanoes form at plate boundaries and hot spots because:
What is magma from the mantle reaches the surface through weaknesses in the crust?
Active volcanoes are most likely to form at:
What are convergent oceanic–continental boundaries?
A vast, underwater mountain chain is called a(n) __________.
What is mid-ocean ridge?
The four major causes of erosion and deposition are:
What are water, wind, ice, and gravity?
Sedimentary rocks are formed when:
What is sediments are compacted and cemented together over time, often in layers?
The point on Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake is called the __________.
What is the epicenter?
This data can be used to estimate plate movement elsewhere because:
what is it shows the direction and speed of plate movement over time?
Data that provides evidence of past plate movement regarding the Hawaiian Islands:
What is the age and location of volcanic islands and seamounts?
Additional evidence supporting the Appalachian and Caledonian Mountains were once part of one landmass:
What are similar rock formations and fossil records on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean?
The process by which sedimentary rocks are transformed into metamorphic rocks is called __________.
What is metamorphism?
The scale used to measure the magnitude of an earthquake is called the __________ scale.
What is the Richter scale?
Current theory for their separation:
What is the breakup of the supercontinent Pangaea?