Layers of Earth
This is the densest layer of earth.
What is the core?
This is formed when a rock is transformed into a new type of rock via extreme heat and pressure.
What is a metamorphic rock?
River deltas are a result of this step of erosion.
What is deposition?
This is the tallest mountain range on record.
What are the Appalachian Mountains?
A convergent boundary is when two plates do this to each other.
What is pushing towards?
This is a collection of the top-most layers of the Earth.
What is the lithosphere?
A natural, inorganic element or compound that has an orderly internal structure.
What is a mineral?
An organism growing on top of a rock could result in this type of erosion.
What is bio-erosion?
This forms when two undersea plates move away from eachother.
What is a mid-ocean ridge?
This landmass was named after the Greek words for "all the Earth."
What is Pangaea?
The upper mantle mainly makes up this group.
What is the asthenosphere?
These are the two most abundant elements found in minerals on Earth.
What are oxygen and silicon?
This specific type of rock/mineral is very vulnerable to chemical erosion.
What is limestone?
Hawai'i is a result of this uncommon phenomenon.
What is a hot spot?
This is the largest tectonic plate.
What is the Pacific plate?
Earth's core generates heat through this process.
What is radioactive decay?
This type of rock can never have layers.
What is an igneous rock?
Oxidation results in this.
What is Rust?
Scientists have given this name to the eventual re-unification of the continents.
What is Pangaea Ultima?
This was the year when Alfred Wegener came up with his theory of continental drift.
When is 1912?
This part of Earth is made up of iron, magnesium, silicon, oxygen, peridotite, olivine, pyroxene, and garnet.
What is the mantle?
These three metamorphic rocks are very common in the WNC region
What are amphibolite, schist, and gneiss?
Chemical Erosion can form this type of formation in the ground.
What is a cave?
This type of rock formation is the result of magma cooling beneath Earth's surface then being pushed to the surface after millions of years.
What is a pluton monolith?
This type of boundary is occurring between the Australian and Pacific plates, causing earthquakes.
What is a transform boundary?