5.8 Earth and Rocks Review

Earth's Layers

100

What layer of the earth is the thinnest and made of granite and basalt?

The crust

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200

What layer of the Earth is the thickest and made up of magma?

The mantle

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300

This layer of the earth is responsible for the shifting of tectonic plates.

The mantle

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400

This layer of the earth is solid and responsible for magnetic fields around earth's atmosphere.

Inner core

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500

This layer of the earth is liquid and is made of iron and nickel.

Outer Core

-10

Rock Cycle

100

True or false:

The rock cycle only moves in one direction.

False

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200

When a sedimentary rock undergoes extreme heat and pressure, it becomes a _____________.

Metamorphic Rock

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300

When an igneous rock is broken down to small pieces and compacted, it is now a ___________.

Sedimentary Rock

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400

When a metamorphic rock is melted, it becomes an ____________.

Igneous Rock

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500

List the three types of rocks and the three processes to go between each type. 

Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary

Melting, heat and pressure, weathering and cementation

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Types of Rocks

100

This type of rock often has crystals inside.

Igneous

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200

This type of rock is set in layers.

Sedimentary

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300

Igneous rocks and be either ____________ or _____________. (hint: think about a house)

Intrusive and Extrusive

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400

This type of rock sometimes has holes from cooling quickly.

Igneous

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500

This type of rock is the result of intense heat and pressure.

Metamorphic

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Weathering, Erosion, and Deposition

100

True or false:

Weathering is a naturally occurring process.

True

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200

True or false:

Erosion is the movement of sediment.

True

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300

This is the process of sediment staying in a final place.

Deposition

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400

List the things that can cause weathering. (4)

Water, wind, ice, living things.

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500

List the things that cause erosion.

Water, wind, ice, gravity.

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Plate Boundaries

100

This type of boundary is where two plates slide past each other.

Transform

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200

This type of plate boundary is where one plate goes under another creating a subduction zone.

Convergent

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300

This type of plate boundary is where two plates pull apart from one another.

Divergent

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400

Convergent boundaries cause these two geographical feature.

Mountains and trenches

+20

500

If there are fossils found on a beach in Brazil and Russia, what theory supports this fact to be true.

Continental Drift Theory

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