Chapter 2 Key Terms

3. bends in layers of rock
5. the molten rock below the Earth's surface
7. the watery areas of the Earth, including oceans, lakes, rivers, and other bodies of water
11. pieces of oceanic plates slide under continental plate at a shallow angle, slowly
14. when oceanic plates are pushed apart
16. breaks down Earth's surface and wears away by wind, glaciers, and moving water
18. uppermost layer of the Earth that includes the crust, continents, and ocean basins
19. an underwater extension of the coastal plain
21. the layer below crust made of hot, dense rock

1. cracks in the Earth's crust from grinding or sliding
2. breaks down rocks and remain in the same area
4. heavier oceanic plate dives beneath the lighter continental plate
6. all of the physical processes that create many of the Earth’s physical features
8. the upper layer of land
9. debris left by glaciers when they receded, resulting in large piles of rocks
10. the theory that the continents were once a supercontinent then drifted away
12. large bodies of ice that move across the Earth's surface
13. the outer layer of the Earth, forming Earth's surface
15. innermost layer of the Earth made up of super-hot solid and liquid parts
17. the part of the Earth where life exists
20. occurs when folded land cant be bend any further
22. a thin layer of gases that surrounds the Earth