Changing Earth

–rock formed from hot molten rock material that has hardened and cooled

• sedimentary

• igneous

• metamorphic

• volcano

–rock formed from sediments that get squeezed and packed together over time

• sedimentary

• igneous

• metamorphic

• volcano

–rock formed when another rock has been changed by heat, pressure, or both

• sedimentary

• igneous

• metamorphic

• all of these

–slow process of water, wind, or ice carrying sediments away and changing the surface of the earth

• weathering

• erosion

• scientific method

• tectonic plates

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

–an opening in Earth’s crust where lava, ash, and gas erupt

• tectonic plates

• mountain

• volcano

• earthquake

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

–pieces of earth’s crust that move and cause geological events

• magma

• fault line

• tectonic plates

• sediments

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

–molten rock deep inside the earth

• lava

• magma

• sediments

• melty rock

–small particles of rock and earth that are carried by water, wind, or ice during erosion

• magma

• erosion

• sediments

• igneous

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

–slow process of wind and water breaking up rocks over time

• weathering

• erosion

• eruption

• sediments

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

–a break or crack in Earth’s crust

• tectonic plates

• erosion

• igneous

• fault line

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2