Vocab Flashcard Unit 2

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Divergent Boundary means that

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plate tectonics divide (split/separate)

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Igneous rock:

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Formed by cooling and solidification of magma.

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Lithosphere

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Rigid outer part of earth containing tectonic plates.

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Tectonic plates?

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1st layer of earth.

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Rock Cycle:

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Processes that create and transform types of rocks in Earth's crust.

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Sedimentary rocks are formed from the compression of ocean sediments or other processes.

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formed from the compression of ocean sediments or other processes.

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Convergent Boundary:

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Plates that collide.

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Transform boundary:

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Plates slide past one another.

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Fossils

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Preserved remains or traces of once living organisms.

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Metamorphic rock is formed from high heat and pressure.

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Metamorphic rock is formed from high heat and pressure.