Geological Processes Vocabulary Practice

What is compaction?

• When sand, dirt, clay, or small rocks are pressed together over time

• The laying down or settling of eroded material

• Movement of weathered material to a new location

• Breaking down of rock into sediments

What is a convergent boundary?

• The boundary where two tectonic plates collide

• The boundary where two tectonic plates separate or move apart

• The boundary where two tectonic plates slide past each other

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which statement best describes the core?

• The thickest layer of Earth found between the crust and core

• Rocky outermost layer of of the Earth

• Densest most inner layer of the Earth

Which statement describes the crust?

• Densest most inner layer of the Earth

•  Rocky outermost layer of of the Earth

• The thickest layer of Earth found between the crust and core

What is deforestation?

• The removal of large forest area for human purposes

• The laying down or settling of eroded material

• The development of desert like conditions due to human activity or climate change

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

What is deposition?

•  Movement of weathered material to a new location

• The laying down or settling of eroded material

• Breaking down of rock into sediments

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What is desertification?

• Movement of weathered material to a new location

• The removal of large forest area for human purposes

• The development of desert like conditions due to human activity or climate change

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

What is a divergent boundary?

• The boundary where two tectonic plates collide

• The boundary where two tectonic plates slide past each other

• The boundary where two tectonic plates separate or move apart

• The area where one plate slides under another plate

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What is erosion?

• Movement of weathered material to a new location

• Breaking down of rock into sediments

• The laying down or settling of eroded material

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

How is igneous rock created?

• Formed from weathering and erosion of rock and the compaction and cementation of sediments over time

• Formed from intense heat and pressure under the Earth's surface

• Formed from the melting of materials into magma and magma than cooling