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The Changing Earth
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Igneous rocksare formed by volcanic lava that has cooled and hardened.
Sedimentary rocksare formed by many layers of earth.
Metamorphic rocksare formed by heat and pressure.
Plate tectonicsis the movement of the plates of the earth.
Weatheringthe process that breaks down and changes rocks.
Erosionis moving weathered rock and soil to another place.
Earth's layersare the crust, mantle, and core.
Earthquakes and volcanoescause changes from within the earth.
Fossils areany remains or a trace of an organism
The rock cycleis a never ending process of rocks being changed from one form to another.
seismologistsscientists who study faults and earthquakes
morainespiles of rocks and dirt left by depositions