Rock Cycle
What is the melted rock that is INSIDE a volcano called?
What is the melted rock that is OUTSIDE a volcano called?
Inside...Magma\
Outside...Lave
Give one example of a NATURAL Hazard.
flood, tsunami, volcano eruptions, tornadoes, avalanches, drought, hurricanes, earthquakes, etc.
What is the outermost layer of the Earth called?
Crust
What are the two types of weathering?
Physical and Chemical Weathering
What are fossils?
The remains of living organisms
Name the three types of Rocks.
Sedimentary, Igneous, and Metamorphic Rocks
What does Geo mean and what is the Geosphere made up of?
Geo means Earth...it is the rocks and minerals that make up the Earth's landforms.
Name all four layers of the Earth starting with the layer we live on.
Crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
Rust is an example of what type of weathering?
Chemical Weathering
Where are fossils found (in what type of rock)?
Sedimentary Rocks
What landforms (there are two) are made when two tectonic plates crash into each other?
Mountains and or Volcanoes
What does Bio mean and what makes up the Biosphere?
Bio means life. It is the layer of the Earth where all living things exist.
What part of the Earth's layers is part melted and part solid?
Mantle
What is abrasion?
It is a form of physical weathering that scrapes or wears something away.
What can we learn from studying fossils?
We can learn about ancient environments and how animals have changed over time
A Divergent Boundary is where two plates are moving away from each other. The separating plates cause what?
Rift Valleys and Volcanic Eruptions
What does Atmo mean and what makes up the Atmosphere?
Atmo means air. It includes all the gases on the Earth.
The ______ is between the crust and the core.
Mantle
What are the 4 types of Erosion?
Wind, Water, Ice, and Gravitational Erosion
True or False...Fossils are formed by:
1. Plant or animal dies and soft parts of the body decompose 2. Then it gets buried by sediment 3. As more and more layers of sediment build up on top, the skeleton of the animal begins to compact and turn to rock.
True
The theory of all the continents being connected and then slowly drifting apart is called what?
Continental Drift
What does Hydro mean and what makes up the Hydrosphere?
Hydro means water. It is all the water on Earth.
Earth's crust is made up of interlocking pieces called what?
Tectonic Plates
What is deposition?
It is the placing of the eroded material such as sand or pebbles in a new location.
Who developed the theory of the Continental Drift?
Alfred Wegner