Cards (23)
a rock that forms from compressed or cemented layers of sediment
a natural feature on Earth's surface; landforms include mountains, hills, valleys, plains, plateaus, and coastal features
a cone-shaped landform with an opening at the top; hot rocks, gases, and ashes are shot out of its top at times
rock that has been changed by heat and pressure
a slowly moving mass of ice
rocks and material left behind by a glacier
the laying down of pieces of rock or soil by water, ice, and wind
the thin and solid outermost layer of the Earth above the mantle
the point on Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
a rapid downhill movement of large amounts of rock and soil
Large movable plates under the Earth's surface.
the layer of the earth between the crust and the core
liquid magma that reaches the surface
a gradual wearing away or changing of rock and soil caused by water, ice, temperature changes, wind, chemicals, or living things
A rock that forms when magma cools
the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up
a shaking of Earth's crust, or lithosphere caused by sudden, shifting movements in the crust
the central part of the Earth
the end of a glacier.
a break or crack in Earth where the rocks on one side have moved relative to the rocks on the other side
the removal of pieces of soil or rock from a place on Earth's surface to another by gravity, wind, water, ice, or plants and animals
A molten mixture of rock-forming substances, gases, and water from the mantle
the piles of rocks, sand and soil that form ridges made by glaciers
