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.
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