Vocab #1
the layer of earth with many sedimentary rocks
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this seeps up through cracks in tectonic plates, often at plate boundaries
What is a magma?
the layer of the earth that is under the just under the crust
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these people study sedimentary rocks to learn about environments
Who are geologists?
TRUE or FALSE: The Law of Superposition says that rock layers on top are always the oldest layers.
What is FALSE?
Plates that pull apart are called this
What is divergent?
the movement of plates that makes up Earth's crust
What is plate tectonics?
these large slabs of rock move and float on the mantle
What are tectonic plates?
the most important characteristic of a sediment
What is that it sinks to the bottom of water?
these type of plates push together
What are convergent plates?
where two oceanic plates separate, this is formed
What is a mid-ocean ridge?
the remains of a plant or animal
What is a fossil?
TRUE or FALSE: Oceanic crust is heavier than continental crust.
What is TRUE?
these petrified organisms can help determine how old rocks are
What are fossils?
Geologists study sedimentary rocks to learn about this
What is the environment?
the Ring of Fire contains many of these
What are volcanoes?
rock type that forms from sediments building up in layers over many, many years
What is sedimentary rocks?
term for tectonic plates that move apart
What is a divergent boundary?
this law helps geologists determine the relative age of rock layers
What is the Law of Superposition?
this is the most important characteristic of a sediment
What is that it sinks to the bottom of water?
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this can be found where continental plates diverge
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when two plates converge and one plate moves under the other
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these can usually be found where continental crusts converge
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