Rock Cycle
This type of rock forms when magma cools and hardens
What is Igneous Rock?
A push or a pull
What is a force?
Large pieces of Earth’s crust that slowly move
What are tectonic plates?
Using your senses to gather information
What is an observation?
Water changing from liquid to gas due to heat
What is evaporation?
Molten rock below Earth’s surface
What is magma?
Force that slows objects moving through air
What is air resistance?
When tectonic plates move away from each other
What is a divergent boundary?
A possible explanation that can be tested
What is a hypothesis?
Forces that are equal and opposite and do not change motion
What are balanced forces?
The process where rocks break down into smaller pieces
What is weathering?
Pushing a soccer ball so it starts rolling is caused by this type
What are unbalanced forces?
The layer of Earth where tectonic plates are found
What is the lithosphere?
The variable that is tested or changed
What is the independent variable?
Large pieces of Earth’s crust that slowly move
What are tectonic plates?
Heat and pressure change rocks into this type
What is metamorphic rock?
The force a surface uses to support an object
What is a normal force?
When tectonic plates slide past one another
What is a transform boundary?
The variable that is measured
What is the dependent variable?
A force that requires objects to touch
What is a contact force?
The processes that form sedimentary rocks
What are compaction and cementation?
Gravity and magnetism are examples of this type
What are non‑contact forces?
Heat inside Earth causes plates to move through this process
What is convection?
“The rock feels rough” is an example of this
What is a qualitative observation?
Jet streams and ocean currents help move this around Earth
What is heat energy?