Ch.21 9th Grade

How do plates moce a transfrom boundaries

Forms due to high temperature and pressure

The lithosphere is made of

A process where rocks change from one type to another

What occurs at ransform boundaries

The physical appearance of a rock

When one plate is pushed under another

How do plates move at convergent boundaries

The way that a mineral reflects light

Location on Earth's surface directly above an earthquakes source

The study of Earthquakes

How a mineral breaks

What is formed at a convergent boundary

What is formed at a divergent boundary

Location within the Earth where Earthquakes first occur

A natural inorganic solid with a charactoristic composition

The study of the structure and composition of the Earth

Formed when small pieces of rock are cemented together

Transportaion of materials by gravity, water or wind.

The Earth's layers from outer layers to inner layers

Which of the following is evidence that continental drift exists

The process where new oceanic crust is created and old crust is destroyed

A mixture of molton rock found underground

A mixture of molton rock that reaches Earth's surface

Fomes when rock cools at Earth's surface

Waves of energy released during an earthquake

How do plates move at divergent boundaries

The color of a mineral in powder form

breaks rocks into smaller pieces