| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| The Rock Cycle | an idealized process that rocks under go |
| Weathering | wear away or change the appearance or texture |
| Erosion | the gradual destruction of something |
| Sediments | matter that settles to |
| Deposits | where things gather |
| Organic | living matter |
| Fossils | the remains of a animal |
| Fossils in Sedimentary Rocks | fossils that sediments formed around |
| Fossils in Igneous Rocks | fossils stuck in lava, lava cools |
| Law of Superposition | axioms that form one of the bases of science |
| Thoery of Plate Tectonics | large scale motion of the outer crust movement |
| Thoery of Continental Drift | Alfred Wagners theory |
| Alfred Wagner | theory of the continental drift |
| Uniformitarianism | principle of assumption |
| Sea Floor Spreading | spreading and lava pushes up |
| What causes Plate Tectonic Movement | lithosphere |
| Types of heat | conduction,convection,buoyancy |
| Conduction | heat is transferred through a surface |
| Radiation | high energy particles |
| Structure of the Earth | core,mantle,crust |
| Lithosphere | hard ridged shell of the earth |
| Plate Boundary | lithosphere |
| Divergent Boundary | slide under |
| Convection Boundary | rub past each other |
| Transform Boundary | collide with eachother |
| Subduction | sideways and downward movement of earths plates |
| Ring of Fire | volcanic activity around the pacific ocean |
| Hot spot | area that has high temperatures |
