KnowAtom Unit 2 Vocabulary

a plate boundary formed when two tectonic plates move toward one another

• convergent boundary

• divergent boundary

• transform boundary

• tectonic plates

a plate boundary formed when two tectonic plates move apart form one another

• convergent boundary

• tectonic plates

• transform boundary

• divergent boundary

mixed minerals matter that makes up the surface of Earth and other terrestrial objects

• tectonic plates

• erosion

• rocks

• transform boundary

drifting slabs of solid rock, called plates, that make up Earth's surface

• tectonic plates

• rocks

• divergent boundary

• convergent boundary

a plate boundary formed when two tectonic plates slide past each other in parallel, grinding along their sides as they move

• divergent boundary

• convergent boundary

• tectonic plates

• transform boundary

the transport of sediment by wind, water, or gravity

• sediment

• erosion

• weathering

• rocks

a collection of particles of rocks, minerals, and the remains of plants and animals

• erosion

• weathering

• rocks

• sediment

the breakdown of rock into smaller pieces from exposure to wind, water, gravity, changes in temperature, and/or biological forces

• sediment

• weathering

• erosion

• tectonic plates

the remains of ancient animals and plants, the traces or impressions of living things from past geologic ages, or the traces of their activities

• fossil

• fossil record

• rocks

• weathering

all of the fossils that have ever been found, which scientists use to understand Earth's history

• fossil

• rock cycle

• sediment

• fossil record