A piece of the lithosphere that moves around on top of the asthenosphere

Magma that flows onto the Earth’s surface

The hot liquid that forms when rock partially or completely melts

The process by which one rock type changes into another rock type.

The fastest type of seismic wave and can travel through solids

The second fastest type of seismic wave and can’t travel through liquids.

Study of earthquakes

A funnel-shaped pit around the central vent of a volcano

A circular depression that forms when a magma chamber empties and causes the ground above to sink

A type of rock that forms deep within the Earth when magma solidifies is called

After they are deposited, sediments such as sand, are turned into sedimentary rock when they are compacted and

Which of these causes the breakdown of rock?

What type of rock can weather and wear away to form sediments?

This process breaks down rock

Magma forms in Earth’s

When magma or lava cools down enough, it solidifies to form

The part of Earth that is a liquid is the

Sedimentary rock forms through

The type of tectonic plate boundary involving a collision between two tectonic plates is

When two plates move apart they form this type of boundary

Continental mountain ranges are usually associated with

Mid-ocean ridges are associated with

The strongest earthquakes usually occur

What causes the ground to move during an earthquake?

Most earthquakes occur along or near the edges of the Earth’s

______ boundary occurs where two tectonic plates slip past each other.

_____ boundary occurs where two tectonic plates push together

_____ boundary occurs where two tectonic plates pull away from each other

Which type of seismic waves travels fastest?

A theory that helps to explain the causes of both earthquakes and volcanoes is the theory of

_____ is the simplest volcano that blows lava violently into the air

_____ volcano contains some of the earth’s biggest mountains

______ volcanoes are built almost entirely of fluid lava flows.

These volcanoes are formed by small bulbous masses of lava that are too thick to flow any great distance

__________ can help scientists predict tsunamis and volcanoes

_________ is the record made by seismographs