The Rock Cycle
The molten material deep inside the Earth from which igneous rocks form
Magma
Plates that move apart
Ice and Plant Roots
Weathering
Water
Accept any example
What is a Subduction?
Subduction occurs when two tectonic plates move against each other and one plate sinks beneath the other.
Two types of metamorphic rock
Extrusive and Intrusive
Plates that move together
Convergent
Weathering
Wind
Where can Volcanoes Form
Convergent and Divergent Boundaries and Hot spots
Sedimentary rocks are...
Accept any form of the definition
Transform
Rust forming on a bike
Weathering
Ice
Accept any example
A break in Earth's Lithosphere is called a..
Fault
What is deposition and where does it occur
Accept any form of the definition and where it occurs
A vast underwater mountain chain is called
Mid Ocean Ridge
Waves hitting the beach
Erosion
Gravity
Accept any example
This feature is not associated with a divergent plate boundary
Oceanic Trench
Why is the rock cycle not just a circle
Because rocks can form into different things based on their location, conditions, and environment
The Himilayan Mountain Range was formed by a...
Convergent Boundary
Two Types of Weathering
Physical and Chemical
Name two types of depositional Environments
Rivers, Lakes, Creeks, Deserts (Any Two)
These two features are associated with an oceanic-continental convergence boundary
Continental Volcanic Arch and Ocean Trenches