Vocab

3. New oceanic crust is formed as Tectonic plates pull apart and magma rises
4. Large, Rigid pieces of Earth's lithosphere that move and interact with each other along plate boundaries
5. Fractures or zones of weakness in the earth's crust
9. A group of the same species living in the same area
12. The semi-fluid layer of the mantle where convection currents happen
15. Formed as a result of high temperature and pressure deep within earth changing a rock that already existed
16. Sudden events that led to a mass Extinction
17. An opening in the earth's crust through which molten rock is pushed out and creates new rock
18. Located between the mantle and the outer core
19. Forms after weathering and erosion when sediment compact and cement
20. Tectonic plates move toward each other, usually form new mountains and volcanoes
21. Hot material rises, cooler material sink, it drives plate tectonics plates

1. Rock formed when lava or magma cools and hardens
2. Extinction events that occur over a longer time
6. Name of the ancient supercontinent when it as all one landmass
7. where Tectonic plates slide past each other, Causes earthquakes
8. Instruments used to measure and record seismic waves
10. Formed at plate boundaries usually when plates collide
11. Tectonic plates move away from each other, usually Forms new crust and rift vallys
13. Deep, elongated depressions in the ocean, often associated with subduction zones
14. Includes the crust and upper part of the mantle where convection currents happen