Layers
Quickly
Slowly
Erosion and Weathering
Misc.
100
The crust
What is the outer layer of the Earth?
100
The word "rapid" also means this.
What is fast?
100
The movement of weathered material from one place to another.
What is erosion?
100
These can be formed by tectonic plates pressing upward.
What are mountains?
100
The number of layers of the Earth.
What is four?
200
Scientists think this layer is made of liquid rock called lava
What is the outer core?
200
Magma comes out of this.
What is a volcano?
200
The dropping of sediments in a new place.
What is deposition?
200
When sand changes the shape of rock or the land.
What is sand erosion?
200
Wind and water can erode these over time. It will bump into others then it will become round and smooth.
What is a rock?
300
This layer of Earth is neither a liquid nor a solid; the crust slides on top it.
What is the Mantle?
300
A giant tidal wave also known as a seismic sea wave, crashing to the shore. It is caused by the displacement of water.
What is the tsunami?
300
Rivers breaking off sediments in a canyon is an example of this.
What is weathering?
300
When rivers weather rock they can form these landforms.
What are canyons?
300
This weathers rock. It cracks rock upon expanding as a solid.
What is ice?
400
This is what causes the Inner Core to be solid, in spite of it's high temperatures.
What is pressure?
400
The tectonic plates moving causes this change.
What is an earthquake?
400
Rivers carrying sediments is an example of this.
What is erosion?
400
When water and ice change the shape of rock or land.
What is "weathering?
400
you can see this place from space.A river made this place over one million years ago. The Colorado River flows at the bottom.
What is the Grand Canyon?
500
This layer is a solid ball. It is the center of the earth made primarily of metallic iron.
What is the inner core?
500
When rocks break free and tumble down a mountain this happens.
What is a landslide?
500
This is caused by water, wind and ice.
What is weathering?
500
The change that happens when rocks are broken into smaller pieces caused by wind and water.
What is water erosion?
500
This layer of the Earth is made of nickel and iron, and creates the Earth's magnetic field.
What is the outer core?
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