Labeling
Vocabulary
Layer Descriptions
Open Ended
Extra Questions
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What does the THIN blue/green layer represent?
crust
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____________ is melted rock inside the earth.
Magma
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the thinnest of the Earth's layers
crust
100
What type of formations occur at plate boundaries that push together?
mountain ranges
100
What soil layer does number 4 represent? 
bedrock
200
What does the BROWN layer represent?
mantle
200
The study of how the earth's lithospheric plates interact is called ______________ _______________.
plate tectonics
200
the hottest of the Earth's layers
inner core
200
At which type of plate boundaries are earthquakes most likely to occur?
plates that slip past one another; plates that grind into one another
200
Plate movement can cause deep cracks or, __________ in the earth's crust.
faults
300
What does the YELLOW layer represent?
core
300
Soil that has been deposited in horizontal layers is called ______________.
strata
300
the lowest layer of the crust, made of solid rock
bedrock
300
At what two layers of the earth do convection currents occur?
mantle and outer core
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The thickest of Earth's layers.
mantle
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What soil layer does 2 represent?
topsoil
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____________ is the process by which rocks are gradually broken down.
Weathering
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contains most of the minerals and humus
top soil
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Explain how and why convection currents occur.
heated magma rises towards the crust, cools, then sinks back down
400
The layer that produces the Earth's magnetic field.
outer core
500
What soil layer does number 3 represent?
subsoil
500
________________ _______________ occurs when hot magma rises upward toward the crust and cooler magma sinks towards the core.
Convection currents
500
light brown in color, less rich in minerals
subsoil
500
How has deforestation had an impact on the world?
Deforestation has affected the amount of oxygen in the atmosphere, precipitation, and temperature of the air.
500
Describe chemical and physical weathering and give an example of each.
Physical weathering creates smaller rocks from larger rocks because of temperature and pressure changes such as roots growing through bedrock. Chemical weathering from oxidation and carbonation causes the breakdown of rocks and formation of new substances.