Plate Tectonics & Rock Cycle

A solid, naturally formed substance that always has the same composition and the same properties.

• Rocks

• Minerals

A naturally formed combination of minerals and other natural materials.

• Rocks

• Minerals

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

A molecule that is made of one or more atoms of different elements.

• Rocks

• Minerals

• Compounds

• Elements

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Rock formed from magma or lava.

• Metamorphic

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

Rock formed from compacted sediment.

• Metamorphic

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Rock formed from existing rock; heat and pressure cause the minerals to form new combinations or new crystals.

• Metamorphic

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

Molten rock within Earth.

• Magma

• Lava

• Sediments

Layers of sedimentary rock.

• Sediments

• Strata

• Magma

• Minerals

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

The continuous process of change in which new rocks are formed from old rock materials.

• Water Cycle

• Rock Cycle

The movement of Earth’s plates that can cause rock layers to move.

• Plate Tectonics

• Rock Cycle

• Epicenter

• Earthquake

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3