Plate boundaries and Volcanoes
Geography
Vocabulary
100

What is molten rock within Earth called?

Magma

100

What is geography?

Geography is the study of the physical features of the Earth.

200

What is molten rock above ground called?

Lava

200

What is a correlation?

A correlation is matching rocks and fossils from separate locations

300

What type of plate boundaries form volcanoes?

Convergent plate boundaries

300

What is an inclusion?

When pieces of old rock become part of new rock.

300

What is a volcano?

A vent in Earth's crust.

400

When plate tectonics move away from each other what boundary is it?

Divergent plate boundary

400

What is superposition?

Superposition is the organization of rocks, the youngest rocks are toward the top and oldest rocks are found on the bottom.

400

What is relative age?

The age of a rock compared with other rocks nearby?

500

When plate tectonics slide past each other what plate boundary is it?

Transform plate boundaries
500

What are fossils?

Fossils are remains of once-living organisms found in rocks.

500

What is an unconformity?

An unconformity is a break in the rock record