A | B |
Crust | earth's top layer |
Inner Core | inner most part of the earth, very hot |
Outer Core | Surround the inner core, not has hot as inner core |
Mantle | Liquid type of material, found below the crust |
Igneous Rock | formed when lava cools |
Sedimentary Rock | formed from layers of dead plants, animals, and other materials pressed together |
Metamorphic Rock | formed when heat and pressure change 2 types of rocks into 3 |
erosion | movement of rock and soil by wind and water |
Earthquake | movement of rock in the earth's crust |
Volcano | opening in earth's crust where melted rock flows |
Weathering | wearing away and breaking down of rock |
Lava | melted rock flowing from a volcano |
Rock Cycle | process that forms and changes rocks |
Luster | describes way a mineral reflects light |
Magma | melted rock found inside the earth |
Geology | study of earth's landforms and make-up |
Chemical weathering | changes to a rock occur due to a change in the rock's chemical makeup. example: when rock reacts to acid rain |
Fault line | crack in the earth's surface that allows the plates a place in which to move. |