Rock Cycle
True or false: rocks take millions of years to change from one form to another.
True
How many Earth systems are there?
4
What is the thinnest and coolest layer of Earth?
Crust
True or false: Earth is only heated by the sun
False
The drifting slabs of rock on Earth's surface are called
Tectonic plates
The rocks broken down into smaller pieces are called
Sediment
Which system is made up of all the water on Earth?
Hydrosphere
Which layer contains magma?
Mantle
The process of rock being worn down over time
Weathering
The place where two tectonic plates come into contact with one another is called:
Fault lines
Magma cooled into a solid is what type of rock?
Igneous rock
Which Earth systems makes up landforms?
Geosphere
Which layer is solid and made up of iron and nickel?
Inner core
The transportation of sediment from one location to another
Erosion
When minerals are pressed together with pressure and heat, it will form a:
Rock
Rock formed from layers of sand, soil, clay, gravel, and other sediment that build up over time
Sedimentary rock
Which system is the mixture of gasses, dust, water vapor, and molecules above Earth’s crust
Atmosphere
Which layer is made of liquid iron and nickel?
Outer core
Heat transfer that occurs without contact between the source and object heated. This process is how our sun heats the Earth.
Radiation
Volcanoes are part of which Earth system?
Geosphere
A rock that goes through a chemical transformation and changes into another is called what type of rock?
Metamorphic rock
Which system describes life on Earth?
Biosphere
Convection takes place in which layer?
Mantle
Heat transfer in fluids (magma) where warmer, less-dense fluid rises, allowing cooler, denser fluid to take its place, causes a tumbling motion in the fluid
Convection
Weathering when rocks are physically torn apart without a change chemically is called what?
Physical weathering