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Molten rock that is present under Earth's surface.

• magma

• lava

• igneous

• metamorphic

Rocks formed by extreme high temperatures and pressure without melting.

• sediment

• sedimentary rock

• igneous rock

• metamorphic rock

Theory that Earth's surface is broken into large, rigid pieces that move with respect to each other.

• plate tectonics

• continental drift

• pangea

• earthquakes

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Rigid parts of Earth's surface that are broken into pieces and move because of convection currents in Earth's mantle.

• tectonic plates

• plate tectonics

• continents

• rocks

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

The plastic layer of the mantle that tectonic plates "float" on.

• asthenosphere

• upper mantle

• lower mantle

• lithosphere

Earthquakes, mid ocean ridges, volcanoes, tsunamis, and fault zones are all results of:

• tectonic plate movement

• weather

• human impact

• gravity

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

The brittle, rocky outer layer of Earth.

• crust

• mantle

• inner core

• outer core

An area of Earth's crust that has an extended break in it.

• hotspot

• earthquake

• plate

• fault

Molten rock that is present on Earth's surface.

• magma

• lava

• igneous

• metamorphic

A type of rock formed through lithification of other pieces of rocks and minerals.

• sediment

• sedimentary rock

• igneous rock

• metamorphic rock