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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| volcano | errupting mountain, spits out lava. |
| lithsphere | upper part of the mantle and the crust |
| crust | outer layer of the earth, coolest and thinnest layer. |
| oceanic crust | crust under the oceans |
| erosion | wind or water carries sediments away to another place. |
| continental crust | crust under the continents |
| igneous rocks | Formed from lava. |
| sedimentary rocks | Rocks from sediments under water. Has layers. |
| metamorphic rocks | rocks that have changed by heat and/or pressure |
| subduction | relates to convection currents, gravity and rock density. |
| weathering | is where the rain, acid rain or wind breaks big rocks into little rocks (sediments) |
| convection currents | heat currents within the mantle - they make the tectonic plates move. |