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Convergent boundary |
Crust |
Core |
Focus |
Fossil fuel |
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The border formed by the
collision of two tectonic plates |
The thin and solid outermost layer of Earth above the mantle |
The central part of Earth
below the mantle; also the center of the sun |
The place of origin of an earthquake |
A fuel such as coal, oil or
natural gas that is formed in Earth from plant or animal remains |
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Liquid rock produced under
Earth’s surface; igneous rocks are made from magma |
The gaseous envelope
surrounding the earth |
The solid, outer
layer of Earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the
mantle |
A collection of stars, dust, and gas bound together by gravity |
The attraction of
the mass of Earth, the moon or a planet for bodies at or near its surface |
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Magma |
Atmosphere |
Lithosphere |
Galaxy |
Gravity |
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Divergent boundary |
Mantle |
Metamorphic rock |
Sedimentary rock |
Igneous rock |
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The boundary
between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other |
The layer of rock
between Earth’s crust and the core |
A rock that forms from
other rocks as a result of intense heat, pressure, or chemical processes |
A rock formed from
compressed or cemented layers of sediment |
Rock that forms
when magma cools and solidifies |
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Mid-oceanic ridges |
Magnetic reversal |
Asteroid |
Meteor |
Mineral |
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Mountain ranges at divergent boundaries in oceanic crust (ex. Mid-Atlantic Ridge) |
Periods of time in which there was a reversal in direction of the Earth’s magnetic field |
A small rocky body orbiting
the sun |
Any
of the small particles of matter in the solar system that are directly
observable only by their incandescence from frictional heating on entry into
the atmosphere |
A natural, usually inorganic solid that has characteristic chemical composition, an orderly internal structure, and a characteristic set of physical properties |
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Ocean trench |
Big Bang Theory |
Weathering |
Volcano |
Fault |
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A long, narrow, deep
depression in the ocean bed |
The theory that all matter and energy in the universe was compressed into an extremely small volume that 10 to 20 billion years ago exploded and began expanding in all directions |
The natural process by
which atmospheric and environmental agents, such as wind, rain, and
temperature changes, disintegrate and decompose rocks |
A vent in the crust of the
Earth or another planet from which usually molten rock, ash and steam are
ejected |
A
crack in Earth created when rocks on either side of a break move |
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Star |
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A large celestial body that is composed of gas and that emits light |
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