Earth's structure
Earthquakes and Volcanoes
Weathering
Erosion
Rocks and Minerals
100
What is the very center of the Earth called, it is made of mostly iron?
What is the CORE
100
a _______ is a section of the lithosphere under the earth's surface.
What is a PLATE
100
Breaking rocks into smaller pieces is an example of what kind of weathering?
What is MECHANICAL weathering
100
_____ is placing material in a new place.
What is DEPOSITION
100
a mineral's _______ will cause it to break in a definitive pattern
What is SHAPE
200
this layer of the Earth is between the crust and the core. it makes up most of the earth's material
What is the MANTLE
200
cracks in the Earth's surface where surrounding rock has moved or shifted are called ___________.
What are FAULTS
200
Areas with little rain will have a __________ amount of chemical weathering?
What is LITTLE, SMALL amount
200
movement of materials away from one place is called _______
What is EROSION
200
the color of a mineral in its powdered form is called _______
What is STREAK
300
an instrument that records earthquakes is called a ________.
What is SEISMOGRAPH
300
_________ released in an earthquake can cause landslides and tsunamis.
What is ENERGY
300
the formation of caves is caused by what kind of weathering?
What is CHEMICAL weathering
300
a _________ is a place where heavy sediments are deposited when a river meets an ocean.
What is a DELTA
300
_________ rocks form when layers of materials settle on top of eachother and harden
What are SEDIMENTARY
400
This kind of crust is made mostly of basalt and is about 6-11 kilmoeters think
What is OCEANIC crust
400
most volcanoes form near what kind of plate boundries?
What is COLLIDING plate boundries
400
______ is a mixture of sediments from weathered rock, decayed materials, gases from the air, and water.
What is SOIL
400
in a landslide, _________ pulls rocks and dirt downhill.
What is GRAVITY
400
type of rock formed when existing rock is squeezed and heated at very high temperatures
What is METAMORPHIC
500
the top part of the mantle and the crust above it form the ____________.
What is the LITHOSPHERE
500
plates move because of gravity and ____________
What is CONVECTION CURRENTS
500
__________ can eventually become soil sediment
What is BEDROCK
500
rocks are ground to _________ under moving glaciers
What is SEDIMENT
500
rocks that form when melted rock cools and hardens
What is IGNEOUS
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