Earth's Spheres
Identifying rocks, studying glacial movements, and interpreting clues to Earth’s history are all topics studied in...
Geology
The basic building blocks of matter are...
Atoms
What kind of rock would be found around a volcano that has recently erupted?
Extrusive igneous rock
Which is usually the primary factor that affects the rate of weathering?
Climate
What is mass Movement?
The transfer of rock and soil down-slope due to gravity.
Lines that run parallel to the equator.
Latitude
The most abundant element in the universe is...
Hydrogen
In which type of rock are fossils most likely to be found?
Sedimentary
Frost wedging primarily relies on which process(es)?
Freezing and thawing
How does water trigger mass movement?
Water fills the pores in sediment.
The type of water that covers 97% of the Earth.
Salt water
The nucleus of an atom is made up of...
Protons and neutrons
The processes responsible for changing sediments into sedimentary rock are compaction and...
Cementation
Which forms when carbon dioxide combines with water?
Carbonic acid
How does a rockfall differ from a rockslide?
Rockfall-Rocks or rock fragments fall freely through the air
Rockslide- A block that includes segments of a bedrock moves suddenly along a flat inclined space
A scientist that specializes in the study of how the atmosphere causes the weather.
Meteorologist
Which process occurs when a solid converts directly into a gas?
Sublimation
Relative cooling rates of igneous intrusive rocks can be estimated by comparing rocks'...
Crystal sizes
What are 2 examples of mechanical weathering?
Temperature, pressure, frost heaving, etc.
What is the slowest type of mass movement?
Creep
The science of mapmaking is called
Cartography
The atomic number of chlorine is 17. How many electrons should the atom have to be a neutral atom?
17
Metamorphic rocks with mineral crystals arranged in parallel layers, or bands, are...
Foliated
What can happen when surface area increases?
Both mechanical and chemical weathering speed up
How do mudflows differ from earthflows?
Mudflows move more quickly while earthflows move more slowly.