Weathering and Erosion
The process in which rocks break down.
What is weathering?
A cycle that rocks go through over millions of years.
What is the Rock Cycle?
Plates move against each other causing friction. The ground can shake.
What is an Earthquake?
A mountain that can erupt and spew lava.
What is a Volcano?
This is caused by an underwater earthquake.
What is a Tsunami?
Rocks and soil wear away due to wind or water.
What is Erosion?
Rocks that are created when lava or magma cools.
What is an Igneous Rock?
Plates that move against each other. (One underneath another.)
What is a Convergent Plate Boundary?
In the mystery science video a volcano popped up in a a farmers backyard. Where did the Farmer live?
Where is Mexico?
The size of an earthquake is also called its...
What is Magnitude?
This can get in between the cracks of rocks and freeze to break them down
What is Water?
Rocks that form from sediments over many years.
What is Sedimentary Rock?
Plates move away from each other. (Plates pull apart.)
What is a Divergent Plate Boundary?
What can be formed when a volcano underwater erupts. Hint: Think Hawaii.
What is an Island?
This Machine measures the size of an earthquake.
What is a seismograph?
What is Rock?
Rocks that form under heat and pressure.
What is a Metamorphic Rock?
Plates slide past one another.
What is a Transform Plate Boundary?
Many earthquakes and volcanoes happen here. Hint: Look at the maps hanging up.
What is the Ring of Fire?
A scale that compares earthquake strength to one another.
What is The Richter Scale?