Composition of Earth
Geological processces
Tectonic plates
Soil and soil composition
Water and hydrology
100
What layer would you get to if you drilled a hole 25 miles deep?
What is the crust?
100
What is one of the things fossils help scientists find as regards a layer of rock?
What is a date?
100
The Grand Canyon was caused by what?
What is weathering and erosion?
100
Rain,snow,sleet, and hail are also known as what stage of the water cycle?
What is precipation?
200
This layer can best be described as hot liquid.
What is the outer core?
200
Since mts. are constantly being weathered and worn down, what is the reason called that explains why they still exist?
What is geothermic activity?
200
Volcanoes and earthquakes can cause massive ways known as what?
What are tsunamis?
200
What are the layers of soil from top (hint,hint) to Bottom (hint,hint)
What is topsoil, subsoil, paritially weathered rock and bedrock?
200
Clear,sunny days typically find this stage of the water cycle in action.
What is evaporation?
300
Which layer of the earth does lava come from?☻♥☺
What is the mantle?
300
What is the raw material igneous rock is formed from?
What is magma?
300
Landslides are considered to be erosion by which force?
What is gravity?
300
What is the breaking down of rock particles by force?
What is physical weathering?
300
When plants release water from their leaves and stems, they are performing...
What is transpiration?
400
What is the layer called that is like a solid ball?
What is the inner core?
400
How is sedimentary rock formed?
What is erosion and depostion?
400
What is the primary cause of earthquakes, volcanic eruptions,and mts?
What is Tectonic plate movement?
400
Soil is mostly made up of what?
What is weathered rocks?
500
If the temp of Earth's layers increases by about 90 degrees F for each mile below the surface, and you're estimating the temp of a point in the outer core 490 miles below the surface, approximately how hot would the outer core be?
What is about 44,100 degrees?
500
A fossil of a palm tree found in the desert would most likkely tell you what used to be there?
What is a tropical island/climate?
500
What are two main ways volcanoes change the surface of the earth?
What is creating new islands and mts?
500
Do you love soil?
What is YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
500
When water condenses, what is formed?
What are clouds?
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