Earth Science Vocabulary Review

An interaction between two or more tectonic plates is known as...

• sea floor spreading

• plate boundary

• subduction

• uplift

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

This rock type is formed from small pieces of sediments that are compacted together

• sediments

• sedimentary rock

• metamorphic rock

• igneous rock

This rock type is formed when rock is pushed deep within the Earth, experiencing heat and pressure

• sedimentary rock

• igneous rock

• metamorphic rock

• obsidian

This rock type is formed when magma or lava solidifies

• igneous rock

• sediments

• metamorphic rock

• sedimentary rock

Molten rock above the Earth's surface is known as...

• magma

• lava

Molten rock found below the Earth's surface is known as...

• magma

• lava

Small pieces of broken rock are known as...

• erosion

• deposition

• weathering

• sediments

The process where small pieces of rock are broken off is called...

• weathering

• sediments

• erosion

• deposition

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The process where small pieces of broken rock are carried away is known as...

• deposition

• sediments

• weathering

• erosion

The process where sediments are left at a new location is called...

• sediments

• deposition

• weathering

• erosion