Earth Science Vocab

3. the state of gravitational equilibrium between Earth's crust and mantle
6. rocks formed from cooled magma or lava
7. the theory of underwater "plates" that move and drift apart to form continents
8. a change in size or shape from applied forces
9. a fracture between two rocks
10. where two pieces of land drift apart
11. the drifting of land
12. changing through the application of pressure
16. the scale used to identify minerals or rocks
17. the "life" cycle of rocks
18. stacked layers of rocks that are now curved
19. a solid, inorganic substance
22. a type of movement of rocks; when they slide past each other
23. a chain of islands, often caused by underwater volcanoes
24. a range of underwater mountains in the Atlantic Ocean

1. the branch of geophysics concerned with the magnetism in rocks that was induced by the earth's magnetic field at the time of their formation
2. the force applied to rocks to make them change in size or shape
4. rocks deposited by water or air
5. where two pieces of land come together
9. a fracture between two pieces of rock
13. occurs at underwater divergent boundaries
14. rocks changed from their original form
15. the upper layer of the earth's mantle
20. the crust and upper mantle of the Earth
21. a mountain that contains lava