Question

Match the following. Match the items in the left column to the items in the right column.

1. lithification
small pieces of broken down, weathered rock
2. regolith
pressure and chemical processes that transform sediments into rock
3. subduction
sinking of one tectonic plate beneath another
4. uplift
rise of one part of Earth's crust above another

Answer 1

Here is the correct matching of the items in the left column to those in the right column:

1. lithification - pressure and chemical processes that transform sediments into rock
2. regolith - small pieces of broken down, weathered rock
3. subduction - sinking of one tectonic plate beneath another
4. uplift - rise of one part of Earth's crust above another