Unit 2 Vocabulary

4. Event in which molten rock spews out from the mantle to the surface of Earth as ash, lava, and gases; major geological event that occurs when a dense plate subducts below a less dense plate
5. Earth material that is broken down by processes of weathering; can be eroded and deposited by the agents of water, wind, ice, and gravity
9. The temperature, wind, clouds, and precipitation in the atmosphere
11. Forces resulting from processes occurring within Earth's crust
13. A prediction or estimate of future events, especially of weather
14. Major geological event that occurs when plates shift suddenly and release stored energy; a frequent occurrence along all types of plate boundaries
15. Waves of energy that travel through Earth and are the result of an earthquake, volcano, or explosion

1. Extreme weather events such as floods, hurricanes, and tornadoes; classified by the extent and intensity of their impact on the ecosystem
2. Any process that happens on Earth, such as weathering, erosion, or plate tectonics
3. Occurs when solid fragments of weathered rock are eroded (moved) and then dropped into a new place by wind, water, ice, and gravity
6. Events in nature that may have a negative effect
7. Huge pieces of lithosphere that slowly move on the asthenosphere and consist of the crust and the rigid, uppermost part of the mantle
8. the process by which water, ice, and gravity remove and transport sediment from one place to another
10. A rising body of water that submerges normally dry land
12. the mechanical or chemical processes that break rocks into smaller pieces and sometimes change the chemical composition