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Weathering

The break down of rock by physical and chemical processes.

Erosion

The process by which sediment (broken down rock) is moved from one place to another.

Deposition

The process by sediment that is moving is dropped off and comes rest.

Igneous Rock

Formed from lava or magma that has cooled.

Sedimentary Rock

Formed when broken down rock gets compressed and cemented together.

Metamorphic Rock

Forms from extreme temperature, pressure, or chemical processes that cause the existing rock to change.

Rock Cycle

The process in which rock changes forms from one type to another.

The layers of the Earth by chemical composition

Crust


Mantle


Core

The layer of the Earth where convection occurs

Mantle

The layers of the Earth by physical properties.

Lithosphere


Asthenosphere


Mesosphere


Outer Core


Inner Core


The liquid layer of the Earth.

The outer core

Pangea

A large super continent made up of all of the continents grouped together that existed ~245 million years ago.

Sea-floor spreading

When molten rock fills the space between two diverging oceanic plates and forms new land.

Plate tectonics

The large scale movement of the Earth's lithosphere.

Continental Crust

The less dense, "fluffier" form of crust that sits above the level of the oceans. Where the dry land is.

Oceanic Crust

The more dense, thinner form of crust that is covered with water.

Convergent boundary

When two tectonic plates are moving towards each other.

Divergent Boundary

When two tectonic plates are moving away from each other.

Transform Boundary

When two tectonic plates are sliding past each other horizontally.

The ring of fire

A name given to an large area of explosive volcanoes that form on the convergent plate boundaries of the Pacific Ocean.

Hot Spot

Responsible for volcanic islands appearing in the middle of oceanic plates. Formed from where the mantle pushes magma through the crust (called a mantle plume) to vent the tremendous pressure from inside the Earth.