Spheres
Hydrosphere
__________ is (are) small, solid pieces of material that come from rocks or living things
Sediment
How are maps and globes different?
Maps: 2D, more detailed
Globes: 3D, general picture
What is a rock?
Rocks are made of mixtures of minerals and other materials
What are the three main layers of Earth?
Mantle, Crust, Core
This sphere is responsible for our weather
Atmosphere
Rock on Earth’s surface is constantly broken up by:
Weathering
The _______________ divides Earth into the Northern and Southern hemispheres.
Equator
What do we call a person that studies rocks?
Which layer of Earth is the largest?
Mantle
This sphere contains all living things
Biosphere
After the rock is broken up, the fragments are carried away as a result of ______
Erosion
Distances on Earth are measured in _________________
Degrees
One way geologists classify rocks is by looking at the texture. What is texture?
The look and feel of the rock's surface
Topography is known as:
Shape of the land
This sphere includes rocks
Geosphere
The process that presses sediment together is known as:
Compaction
_______________ measures degree marks horizontally (side-to-side), whereas _______________ measures degrees vertically (up and down)
Latitude, Longitude
What are the three major groups of rocks?
What are two examples of special properties that can be used to identify a mineral?
Bending light, magnetic, florescent, conduct electricity
No -- all spheres are dependent upon one another.
The process by which sediment settle out of the water or wind carrying it is known as_______
Deposition
List 4 ways a mineral can be identified
Color, Streak, Hardness, Density, Special Properties, Crystal Structure, Luster, Cleavage, and Fracture
What is the difference between extrusive and intrusive rock?
Extrusive rocks are igneous rocks formed from lava that erupted on Earth’s surface. Intrusive rocks are igneous rocks formed from magma hardening beneath Earth’s surface.
What are the three types of sedimentary rocks?
Clastic, Organic, Chemical