E&E Unit 2 Review

2. weathering breaks rocks apart without changing their chemical composition
3. process of breaking down rocks
7. currents are found in the mantle and cause the tectonic plates to move
9. tectonic plates that are moving away from each other
11. rock formed by heat and pressure
15. primary agent for erosion
16. rocks formed under pressure but don't need heat
17. these geological features form when one tectonic plate subducts under another plate
18. evidence of dead plants and animals
20. causes landslides and mudflows

1. layer of the earth which is believed to be responsible for plate movement
4. the earth is made of these and they are constantly moving along above the mantle
5. two tectonic plates sliding by each other
6. when one tectonic plate goes underneath another plate
8. weathering breaks rocks apart by changing their chemical composition
10. rock formed by hardening and cooling
11. molten rock beneath the surface of the earth
12. tectonic plates that move towards each other
13. super continent
14. the process of moving sediment from one place to another
19. molten rock above the surface of the earth