Rocks change?
In order for igneous rock to form, this has to happen
What is melting?
This is the only type of rock where fossils can be found
What is sedimentary?
This layer of the Earth is the most dense and is ball-like
What is the inner core?
What is magma?
This type of boundary involves two tectonic plates sliding past each other
What is transform?
Before compaction and cementation happens, igneous rock has to go through this process to become sedimentary rock.
What is weathering?
This type of rock is formed from the impacts of heat and pressure
What is metamorphic?
This is the name of the rigid outer part of the Earth that is made up of the crust and upper mantle.
What is the lithosphere?
Molten rock that is found above the surface of the Earth is called
What is lava?
This type of boundary involves two tectonic plates moving toward each other and eventually colliding
What is convergent?
These have to occur for sedimentary rock to form.
What is compaction and cementation?
This type of igneous rock can be found beneath or inside Earth's surface.
What is intrusive?
This layer of the Earth is composed of many different rocks
What is the crust?
This is the name of the area in the Pacific Ocean where volcanic activities and earthquakes commonly occur
What is the Ring of Fire?
This type of boundary involves two tectonic plates moving away from each other
What is divergent?
This process involves water freezing within the cracks of rock, expanding, and breaking the rocks apart.
What is frost wedging?
This type of igneous rock can be found above or outside Earth's surface.
What is extrusive?
This layer of the Earth is completely liquid
What is the outer core?
This is when heat is transferred from one place to another through the movement of mass amounts of fluid
What are convection currents?
He formulated the first complete statement about the continental drift hypothesis
Who is Alfred Wegener?
In order for large crystals to form in igneous rock, how does the molten rock have to cool?
What is slowly?
Formed layers can be seen clearly in this type of rock
What is sedimentary?
This layer of the Earth is the least dense
What is the crust?
These 3 phenomena occur at the convergent boundaries
What are volcanoes, earthquakes, and mountain range formations?
This is the name of the "supercontinent" that once existed when all of the tectonic plates were together.
What is Pangea?