Earth History Vocabulary Review

the process of wich the three main rock types are tranformed from one type into another in a never ending cycle on earth

• Rock Cycle

• Carbon Cycle

• Water Cycle

• Weathering Cycle

True or False:

The 3 types of Rock are Igneous, Metamorphic, and Sedimentary

• True

• False

One of the seven main large masses of land on Earth (Africa, Antarctica, Australia, North America, South America...etc)

• continent

• supercontient

• Pangaea

• country

a large landmass of all the continents very close together that existed a long time ago in Earth's history

• contient

• supercontient

• Pangaea

• Country

The most recent supercontinent in Earth's history, formed over 250 million years ago.

• Continent

• Supercontient

• Pangaea

• Country

a theory that explains how the Earth's crust changes overtime

• Climate Change

• Plate tectonics

• Weathering

• Erosion

a change in climate patterns around the world that may be caused by increasing carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere.

• Plate tectonics

• climate change

• weathering

• Erosion

The breaking down or dissolving of rock and minerals on the Earth's surface by the action of wind and water

• Weathering

• Erosions

• Climate Change

• deposition

The process by which sediments are moved from one location to another byb wind, water, or other geologic process

• Weathering

• Climate Change

• Erosion

• Deposition

the process of laying down of sediment carried by wind, water, or ice to form layers

• Wathering

• Erosion

• Climate Change

• Deposition