Vocab Review #3 (Geological Carbon Cycle)

Asthenosphere is described as

The process by which loose sediments are glued together in one mass is _______

A convergent boundary can be described as a tectonic plate boundary where two plates

​ ​ (a)   ​ , come together, or crash into each

other.​

A fossil fuel that forms solid deposits underground from partially decomposed plant material over millions of years in sedimentary rocks is described as

Compaction is the process by which loose ​​ (a)   are pressed together under their own weight

Circular movement in the mantle caused by the magma being heated by the core of Earth and rising to the crust is best defined as

Deposition is described as

The process by which wind, water, ice, or gravity transports loose sediments from one location to another is ________

A natural fuel such as coal or gas, formed in the geological past from the remains of living organisms

Divergent boundaries are described as A plate boundary where two plates move ​ (a)   each other.