earth
What part of earth creates convection currents
The mantle
What are the 3 types of stress
Sheering, Tension, Compression
What is it called when a rock is reformed from the heat of magma
Metamorphic
How does a rock become a Metamorphic rock
It gets reformed from the heat of the magma in the earth
What are the 3 types of Seismic waves
S waves, P waves, surface waves
What is heat transfer
Transfer of heat through material
What happens in sea floor spreading
The sea floor spreads apart like a conveyor belt along both sides of a Mid ocean ridge
What happens when a rock experiences tension
It stretches or pulls apart
Where does the rock cycle start
With a rock rolling down the side of a volcano or mountain
What happens in P waves
They travel through solids
Name the 3 types of heat transfer
Radiation, conduction, and convection currents
What is the plate boundary that creates faults or earth quakes
Transform boundary
What is the type of stress where the rock is squished
Compression
What happens in sheering
Two plates slip past each other
What is Radiation
The heat transfer of energy through space
What is convection currents
Heating and cooling of a material
What is a mid ocean ridge
A underwater mountain range
How does a rock become a Sedimentary rock
When it sinks into the earth through the bottom of a lake or ocean
What are the 3 types of faults
Slip strike, normal, Reverse
What part of earth controls the magnetic field
The outer core
What part of the mantle creates convection currents
Asthenosphere and Lithosphere
What are the 3 types of plate boundaries
Divergent, transform, and convergent boundaries
What is a igneous rock
A rock that is on the side of a mountain or volcano
What happens in a slip strike
2 plates slip past each other
What is convection
Heat transfer by the movement of a liquid