Forces Shaping the Earth Flashcards
(10 cards)
1
Q
Area at the center of the earth
A
Core
2
Q
A layer of hot, dense rock
A
Mantle
3
Q
Melted rock
A
Magma
4
Q
a thin rocky shell that forms the surface
A
Crust
5
Q
large land areas
A
continent
6
Q
a plate that moves the earth
A
plate tectonics
7
Q
sudden and violent movments
A
earthquake
8
Q
cracks in the earth
A
fault
9
Q
when water and ice, chemicals, and even plants break rocks
A
weathering
10
Q
weathered rock in procces
A
erosion
