APES 4.1 (Plate Tectonics, Rock Cycle, Layers of the Earth)

What forms when a plate moves over a hot spot and the heat from the rising mantle plume melts the crust?

What is the parent material of all rocks?

What does the lithosphere include?

What type of rock forms from many small fragments of other rocks?

What type of boundary is formed when two tectonic plates collide?

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

What type of rock is formed from cooled magma or lava?

What is the term for the layer of the Earth that is liquid and composed mainly of iron and nickel?

What is the main difference between intrusive and extrusive igneous rocks?

What is the process by which rocks are broken down into smaller pieces?