Earth’s Spheres

2. What is a crack in Earth’s crust where movement occurs?
3. What is the process where one tectonic plate sinks under another?
7. Tectonics What theory explains how Earth’s plates move and shape the surface?
10. Cycle What is the continuous process that changes rocks from one type to another?
12. What is a mountain or opening in Earth’s crust where magma erupts?
14. What is the process called when rocks are broken down into smaller pieces by wind, water, or ice?
16. What is the process called when sediments are dropped or laid down in a new place?
18. What is the sudden movement of rock and soil down a slope called?
20. What landform is created when rivers deposit sediment at their mouth?

1. What landform is carved by long-term river erosion?
4. What is the process where heat moves in a circular motion in the mantle?
5. What is the process where land is pushed upward by tectonic forces?
6. What is magma called once it reaches Earth’s surface?
8. What is the process where rock, soil, and sediment are moved from one place to another by wind, water, or ice?
9. What is the bending of rock layers due to pressure?
11. What is molten rock found below Earth’s surface called?
13. What are small pieces of rock or soil called?
15. What refers to short-term conditions of the atmosphere like rain, wind, and temperature?
17. What is a large, slow-moving mass of ice that shapes land through erosion?
19. What is a sudden shaking of the ground caused by movement of tectonic plates?