Rocks
Geological Process
Landslides and Erosion
Layers of the Earth
Volcanoes and Earthquakes
100
As the wind blows against the rocks, the particles rub against the rocks and wear them down in a process called....
Weathering
100
Which geological process has hotspots?
Volcanism
100
Rainstorm washes sand and sediment into the Colorado river, which eventually deposits the sediments into the ocean. This process is called.... There are 2 answers.
Erosion and Transport
100
Name the 4 layers of Earth.
Inner core Outer core Mantle Crust
100
Which type of plate boundary has two plates that slide along each other?
Transform.
200
Granite and Obsidian are type of _______ rocks.
Obsidian
200
How many types of weathering are there? Name them.
There are 2 types of weathering, physical and chemical.
200
What are the most common types of erosion?
Erosion by wind, water, and ice.
200
Which layer is the hottest?
The inner core.
200
What is molten lava?
Melted rock.
300
What causes a rock to turn into sediments? There are 2 answers.
Weathering and erosion.
300
What are 4 types of geological processes?
Erosion Weathering Volcanism Plate tectonics Landslides Earthquakes
300
What causes landslides?
Earthquakes Fires Volcanic eruptions Storms Freezing and thawing of rocks Gravity
300
Which layer of the earth is the thickest?
The mantle.
300
Name is the name of the scale in which the shaking of an earthquake is recorded?
The Richter Scale
400
The volcano Kilauea on the big island of Hawaii is erupting and lava is ejected from the volcano vent. The lava solidifies to form what type of rock?
Igneous.
400
Which one of the following is NOT one of the three types of plate boundaries? A. Divergent B. Hotspot C. Convergent D. Transform
B. Hotspot
400
What is erosion?
The process of materials moving from their source to another location through weathering.
400
What are the 3 types of plate boundaries?
Transform Convergent Divergent
400
What is a caldera?
A large hole at the top of a volcano. It forms when land collapses are the volcano erupts.
500
What type of rock is formed from extensive heat and pressure?
Metamorphic rock.
500
Which geological process causes earthquakes?
Plate tectonics.
500
What is the rapid downhill movement of large amounts of rock, soil, and other materials?
Landslide
500
The crust has cracks in it. What do those cracks create?
Tectonic Plates
500
Due to the gap created plates pulling apart from each other, magma will often come to the earth's surface. What type of plate boundary is that called?
Divergent.
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