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Vocabulary - Mackenzie

Teacher: Mackenzie Johnson
Across
Occurs when two plates move away from each other
Liquid metal that surrounds the inner core
Forms from sediments through erosion, deposition, compaction, and sementation examples: conglomerate, sandstone, and limestone
Thick plates made of andesite and granite that form the continents and are less dense oceanic plates
A solid, inorganic material that forms naturally on or beneath Earth's surface
Occurs when two plates slide past each other
Scientific theory explaining how the plates move on the Earth's surface
Juan De Fuco plate, Nazca plate, Philippine plate, Caribbean plate, Scotia plate, Arabian plate, and Cocos plate
Forms when magma cools and hardens; examples: granite, obsidian, and scoria
A sphere of hot, solid metal
Occurs when two plates move toward each other and collide
Forms from heat from great pressure deep beneath the Earth surface example: slate and marble
The thick layer that surrounds the core and is made up of hot but mostly solid material
Pieces of rock or sand that have been weathered
Down
Dropping sediments in a new location
The super continent
Eurasian plate, North American plate, South American plate, Pacific plate, African plate, Australian plate, Antarctic plate, and Indian plate
Moving of sediments from one location to another
Caused by the very hot material at the deepest part of the mantle raising, than cooling, sinking again, and then heating, raising and repeating the cycle over and over
Topmost layer of the Earth made up of the crust and the solid portion of the upper mantle
Earth's surface is broken into large pieces that move over the atmosphere
A layer of solid rock that surrounds the Earth's surface
Where the plates of the lithosphere float, or side atop, a thin, semi-solid layer in the upper mantle
A naturally formed solid made of one or more minerals