Earth's Layers
Initial layer of the Earth.
The Crust.
This process breaks rock into smaller pieces.
This plate boundary occurs when two plates move away from eachother.
Divergent Boundary
This landform forms when lava erupts onto Earth's surface, often at plate boundaries.
Volcano
Molten rock found beneath Earth's surface is called:
Magma.
The thick layer beneath the crust is made of hot, moving rock
The Mantle
The process of rock and soil moving to another location by forces of gravity, wind, water, or ice.
Erosion.
This type of boundary occurs when two plates collide.
These landforms are created when two continental plates collide and push land upward.
Magma that reaches Earth's surface during a volcanic eruption:
Lava
Extremely hot earth layer and is made of iron and nickel.
Outer Core
Sediments settle to a new location.
Deposition.
Plates slide past eachother, making what type of late boundary?
Transform Boundary.
This deep underwater landform forms when a plate subducts beneath another.
Deep-ocean Trench.
Sudden release of energy in Earth's crust causes shaking and destruction.
Earthquake.
Super-hot center of Earth, with the highest temperatures.
Inner Core.
Plant roots break apart rock is what type of weathering?
Physical Weathering.
This type of convergent boundary forms when an oceanic plate sinks beneath a continental plate.
Subduction Zone.
This long underwater mountain chain forms at divergent plate boundaries.
Mid-ocean Ridge.
Topographic map.
This layer is responsible for creating Earth's Magnetic Field.
Outer Core.
Rivers slow down and drop sand and mud to form a delta show this process.
Deposition.
This plate boundary creates mountain ranges (like the Himalayas) when two continental plates collide.
Continental-Continental Convergent Boundary.
This landform forms when tectonic plates pull apart on land, creating a long, narrow valley.
Rift Valley.
The focus is the point inside the Earth where an earthquake begins, while this is the point directly above the surface.
Epicenter.