Earth's Geological Processes

Front

What is the theory that the outer layer of Earth is divided and moves?

Back

Plate Tectonics

Front

What type of rock is made up of grains of sand with various different layers?

Back

Sedimentary

Front

What type of plate boundary causes a continental rift and an oceanic ridge?

Back

Divergent plate boundary

Front

What is a process that changes Earth's surface slowly over time?

Back

Wind Erosion

Front

What type of boundary is responsible for mountains on land and/or oceanic trenches?

Back

Convergent boundary

Front

What is the process called when one tectonic plate moves under another?

Back

Subduction

Front

What type of rock forms from cooled magma or lava?

Back

Igneous

Front

What is the term for the movement of tectonic plates along a fault line?

Back

Transform boundary

Front

What natural event is caused by the sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust?

Back

Earthquake

Front

What is the term for the gradual wearing away of rocks and soil?

Back

Erosion