Rocks
This rock formed from other types of rock along with a lot of heat, pressure and time
What is metamorphic rock
Plates that separate and create seafloor spreading
What are divergent boundaries
The deeper you go in the ocean what happens?
What is temperature decreases and light decreases
The amount of moisture in the air
What is humidity
This weather tool measures air pressure
What is a barometer
Sedimentary rocks often contain these remains
What are fossils
The three types of rock
What are metamorphic, sedimentary, and igneous
The deepest part of the ocean is
What are trenches
The boundary between two air masses
What is a front
This weather tool measures wind speed
What is an anemometer
Underwater mountains caused by plate movements
What is the mid-ocean ridges
The shallow parts of the ocean floor
What is the continental shelf
This area follows the continental shelf and is steep
What is the continental slope
What kind of cloud brings stormy weather, thunderstorms, and sometimes even tornadoes?
What is cumulonimbus
This weather tool measures precipitation
What is a raub gauge
Plates that collide and may form mountains
What are convergent boundaries
What does salinity mean?
What is saltiness
These are caused by the pull of the moon's gravity
What are tides
High, thin, wispy clouds
What are cirrus clouds
This weather tool measures moisture in the air
What is a hygrometer
Boundaries that slide past eachother that create earthquakes
What are transform boundaries
Wind patterns and different water temperatures create
What are ocean currents
The flattest part of the ocean floor
What is the abyssal plain
This type of cloud is like a gray blanket over the sky
What are stratus clouds
A falling barometer often means
What is rainy/if cold enough snowy weather ahead