Miscellaneous
Weathering and Erosion
Rocks
Tectonics
Layers of Earth
100
How many spheres is Earth made up of?
4
100
What type of erosion is shown in the following picture?
Water Erosion
100
What are rocks made of?
Minerals
100
Who developed the theory of "continental drift"?
Alfred Wegener
100
What layer of Earth do we live on?
The Crust
200
What type of rock are fossils usually found in?
Sedimentary
200
What is the breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces?
Weathering
200
How many types of rocks are there, and what are their names?
Igneous, Sedimentary, and Metamorphic
200
What is it called where two plates meet?
Plate Boundaries
200
How many layers make up our Earth?
4
300
What sphere contains all life on Earth?
Biosphere
300
What are the three types of weathering
Physical (mechanical), chemical, and biological
300
What type of rock is formed at the bottom of large bodies of water?
Sedimentary
300
What is it called when two plates slide past each other causing earthquakes?
Transform Boundaries
300
What is the thickest layer of Earth called?
Mantle
400
What is a natural hazard?
A natural hazard is an extreme event that changes Earth's surface very quickly.
400
What is erosion?
Erosion is the movement of sediments to different locations.
400
What type of rock is formed when magma cools?
Igneous
400
What is it called when two plates move towards each other causing mountains, volcanoes, or earthquakes? 
Convergent Boundaries
400
What layer of Earth is made of lava?
Outer Core
500
What scientists study rocks?
Petrologists
500
What type of weathering forms rust?
Chemical Weathering
500
How are metamorphic rocks formed?
They are formed deep underground from thousands of years of heat and pressure.
500
When two plates pull away from each other they may cause volcanoes. Where are these volcanoes usually formed?
Under the ocean.
500
Why is the inner core solid?
There is so much pressure.