Tectonic Plates
Earth’s lithosphere is broken into separate sections called
What are plates
The process that breaks down rocks into tiny sediments.
What is weathering
The chart used to determine how hard a mineral is
What is the hardness scale
This rock forms from compaction and cementation
What is sedimentary rocks
This plate boundary occurs when two plates move together
What is a Convergent boundary
A break in the Earth’s crust where rocks have slipped past each other is called a
What is a fault
Melted rock found beneath the Earth’s surface is called
What is magma
True or False : The further you get down the hardness scale. The softer the mineral is.
What is false
This rock forms from the cooling of magma and lava
What is igneous rocks
This plate boundary occurs when two plates move away from each other
What is a Divergent boundary
The _____________________ is the part of the mantle that can bend like plastic
What is the asthenosphere
The “basic building blocks” of rocks are
What are minerals
The true color of a mineral is shown by
What is a streak test
This rock forms from constant heat and pressure
What is metamorphic rock
This plate boundary occurs when two plates slide past each other
What is a Transform boundary
The process by which one crust sinks beneath another
What is subduction
If a melted rock were to cool very quickly, where would it most likely have been located when it cooled?
What is the top of the Earths Surface
What term refers to the shine of a mineral
What is luster
This rock can be clastic, organic, or chemical
What is a sedimentary rock
This plate boundary can occur between an oceanic and an oceanic plate, a continental and a continental plate, and an oceanic and continental plate.
What is a Convergent boundary
Who first proposed the theory of continental drift?
Who is Alfred Wegener
If lava is cooled and hardened, then it melts, Then it re-solidifies, and then it goes through weathering. What is created?
What are sediments
In which direction do minerals face during the formation process?
What is the North Magnetic Pole
This rock can be foliated or non-foliated
What is a metamorphic rock
This plate boundary has created the San Andreas Fault in California
What is a Transform boundary