WG- Chapter 2 Vocabulary

Slow process in which an oceanic plate slides under a Continental plate, creating debris , continents grow outward

A large body of ice that moves across the surface of the Earth

Underground water-bearing layers of porous rock, sand, or gravel

The water areas of the Earth, including oceans, lakes, rivers, and other bodies of water

Molten rock that is located below Earth’s surface

The uppermost layer of the Earth that includes the crust,continents, and ocean basins

A crack or break in Earth’s crust

The movement of weathered rock and material by wind, glaciers, and moving water

Innermost layer of the Earth made up of a super hot but solid inner core and a super hot liquid outer core

A bend in layers of rock, sometimes caused by plate movement

A thin layer of gases that surrounds the Earth

Piles of rocky debris left by melting glaciers

Water located underground within the Earth that supplies wells and springs

Part of a continent that extends out underneath the ocean

Process of cracking that occurs when the folded land cannot be bent any further

Moisture that falls to the Earth as rain, sleet, hail, or snow

Regular movement of Earth’s water from ocean to air to ground and back to the ocean

Chemical or physical processes that break down rocks into smaller pieces

The part of the Earth where life exists

Thick middle layer of the Earth’s interior structure consisting of hot rock that is dense but flexible

The process of excess water vapor changing into liquid water when warm air cools

Process by which magma wells up between oceanic plates and pushes the plates apart

The process of converting liquid into vapor, or gas

The removal of salt from seawater to make it usable for drinking and farming

Process by which oceanic plates dive beneath continental plates, often causing mountains to form on land

The theory that the continents were once joined and then slowly drifted apart

Outer layer of the Earth, a hard rocky shell forming Earth’s surface

Term scientists use to describe the activities of Continental drift and magma flow, create Earth’s physical features