GP Final Study Guide

A sudden release of energy in Earth's interior, which can cause shaking at the surface.

• Landslide

• Earthquake

• Tsunami

• Aquifer

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Time period of thousands, millions, and billions of years.

• Theory of Plate Tectonics

• Lithospheric Plate

• Geological Time

• Natural Hazards

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

A rock layer that allows groundwater to flow through it and collect.

• Aquifer

• Landslide

• Earthquake

• Aquitard

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

A region where lithospheric plates move towards each other.

• Divergent Plate Boundary

• Transform Plate Boundary

• Convergent Plate Boundary

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Information that supports a claim

• Evidence

• Trade-Off

• Claim

• Reasoning

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

Rock that forms when magma cools or solidifies

• Metamorphic Rock

• Igneous Rock

• Sedimentary Rock

Hot, liquid rock ON or above Earth's surface

• Magma

• Lava

• Volcano

• Mid Ocean Ridge

Hot, liquid rock UNDER Earth's surface

• Magma

• Lava

• Volcano

The solid layer of Earth's crust & upper mantle. Broken into different plates.

• Asthenosphere

• Inner Core

• Outer Core

• Lithosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Rock that has changed due to extreme heat and/or pressure

• Metamorphic Rock

• Igneous Rock

• Sedimentary Rock