Earth Science Vocabulary Review

Front

What is a rock that forms from other rocks as a result of intense heat, pressure, or chemical processes?

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Metamorphic Rock

Front

What is a block of lithosphere that consists of the crust and the rigid, outermost part of the mantle?

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Tectonic Plate

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Front

What is the standard method used to divide Earth’s long natural history into manageable parts?

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Geological Time

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Front

What is the series of processes in which rock forms, changes from one type to another, is destroyed, and forms again?

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Rock Cycle

Front

What type of rock forms when magma cools and solidifies?

Back

Igneous Rock

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What is the process called when rocks are broken down into smaller pieces by natural forces?

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Weathering

Front

What is the process by which soil and rock are removed from one location and transported to another?

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Erosion

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Front

What is the term for the movement of tectonic plates that can cause earthquakes?

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Plate Tectonics

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Front

What is the layer of Earth that includes the crust and the upper mantle?

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Lithosphere

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What is the term for the gradual sinking of one tectonic plate beneath another?

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Subduction

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3