Between a Rock and a Hard Place
This type of rock forms from cooled lava or magma.
What is an Igneous Rock?
This process turns magma into solid rock.
What is Cooling?
The Earth’s outer layer is broken into large pieces called this.
What are Tectonic Plates?
Melted rock inside the Earth is called this.
What is Magma?
Earthquakes happen when energy is suddenly released from this.
What is a Fault?
This type of rock forms from layers of sediment pressed together over time.
What is a Sedimentary Rock?
This process happens when layers of sediment are pressed tightly together by the weight above them.
What is Compaction?
When two plates move toward each other, it is called this type of boundary.
What is a Convergent Boundary?
When magma reaches Earth’s surface, it is called this.
What is Lava?
Earthquakes can cause these other natural disasters. (Only need to name 1)
What are Landslides/ Tsunamis/ Aftershocks?
This type of rock forms when heat and pressure change an existing rock.
What is a Metamorphic Rock?
When rocks are buried deep underground, they experience these two things that can change them.
What is Heat and Pressure?
When two plates slide past each other, it is called this type of boundary.
What is a Transform Boundary?
When pressure builds up from magma and gases beneath Earth’s surface, this happens.
What is an Eruption?
The point directly above the focus on Earth’s surface is called this.
What is the Epicenter?
This type of rock forms deep underground when magma cools slowly, creating large crystals.
What is a Intrusive Igneous Rock?
This process happens when rocks melt deep inside the Earth.
What is Melting?
When plates move apart, it is called this type of boundary.
What is a Divergent Boundary?
The three types of Volcanoes.
What are Active, Dormant, and Extinct?
This tool measures earthquakes.
What is a Seismograph?
This type of rock has visible layers and contains small pieces of Fossils and shells pressed together over millions of years.
What is a Organic Sedimentary Rock?
This process has no beginning or end.
What is the Rock Cycle?
These circular movements of hot and cool material inside Earth’s mantle cause tectonic plates to move.
What are Convection Currents?
The Ring of Fire is located around this ocean.
What is the Pacific Ocean?
Stronger earthquakes have higher numbers on this scale.
What is the Richter Scale?