WEEK 5: PLATE TECTONICS AND ROCKS

VOCABULARY:
1. Plate tectonic: i a cienti!ic t"eo#$ t"at %ec#i&e t"e la#'e(cale )otion o! Ea#t"*
lit"o+"e#e.
,. Ea#t"-.a/e: a .%%en an% 0iolent "a/in' o! t"e '#o.n%1 o)eti)e ca.in' '#eat
%et#.ction1 a a #e.lt o! )o0e)ent 2it"in t"e ea#t"* c#.t o# 0olcanic action.
3. T#an!o#): i an acti0el$ %e!o#)in' #e'ion 2"e#e t2o 4o# )o#e5 tectonic +late o#
!#a')ent o! t"e lit"o+"e#e )o0e to2a#% one anot"e# an% colli%e.
6. Di0e#'ent: i a linea# !eat.#e t"at e7it &et2een t2o tectonic +late t"at a#e )o0in'
a2a$ !#o) eac" ot"e#.
5.Con0e#'ent: i t"e +#oce t"at ta/e +lace at con0e#'ent &o.n%a#ie &$ 2"ic" one
tectonic +late )o0e .n%e# anot"e# tectonic +late an% in/ into t"e )antle a t"e +late
con0e#'e.
8. 9eta)o#+"ic: a#e )a%e 2"en .n%e#'#o.n% #oc/ a#e +#ee% an% "eate%. T"e$ a#e not
"ot eno.'" to )elt an% t.#n into )a')a1 &.t t"e$ a#e "eate% eno.'" to c"an'e t"e) !#o)
e%i)enta#$ to )eta)o#+"ic.
:. Se%i)enta#$: #oc/ &#ea/ %o2n t"#o.'" 2eat"e#in'. T"e &#o/en #oc/ t.#n into
e%i)ent. Se%i)ent i ce)ente% into e%i)enta#$ #oc/. Se%i)enta#$ #oc/ a#e )a%e at
t"e .#!ace o! t"e Ea#t"1 not %ee+ .n%e#'#o.n% li/e )eta)o#+"ic #oc/. Beca.e
e%i)enta#$ #oc/ i )a%e !#o) la$e# o! e%i)ent1 t"i i t"e /in% o! #oc/ in 2"ic" $o.
!in% %inoa.# !oil.
;. I'neo.: Dee+ ini%e t"e Ea#t" t"e te)+e#at.#e i 0e#$ "ot. It i o "ot t"at it )elt
#oc/. T"e )elte% #oc/ i calle% )a')a. W"en a 0olcano e#.+t t"e )a')a +o.# o.t.
W"en )a')a co)e o.t o! t"e 0olcano it i calle% la0a. Once it cool it &eco)e
i'neo. #oc/.